New Jersey
- New Jersey was founded in 1664 by Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret. This colony was founded to be able to trade and make profit (mostly real estate).
- Economy- Some of New Jersey's natural resources were iron, timber, fur and coal- these items were used for trade. New Jersey was one of the colonies referred to as a breadbasket colony due to it's plentiful growing of wheat and rye , this wheat was ground into flour at flour mills then shipped to England. The Middle Colonies were big on exporting and trading items such as livestock, iron, lumber, textiles, furs and ships.
- Geography- New Jersey is an Atlantic Coastal plains that has Mountains along the Northeast and low land from Lake Ontario to the borders of Canada. Most of the middle colonies had a mix of southern and New England colonies but had better farmland and soil. The climate here was warm summers and mild winters, nothing too bizarre.
- Government- When the Duke Of York gave the land to Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret , the territory called jersey was divided into two parts: East and West Jersey. In 1702 both parts combined together making new jersey a royal colony which is meant it was under direct control of the English crown.
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- Religion- New Jersey was Religiously Tolerant so they allowed many religions such as Quakers, Catholics, Lutherans, Jews and Others.
- Residency Requirements- No requirements since it was a religiously tolerant colony.
- Target Residents- The target residents were people that wanted religious freedom since it was a religious tolerant colony and others who were farmers since New Jersey did have fertile soil.
- Founding Documents-The most important document to the New Jersey colony were the concession and agreement document which talked about religious freedom within the colonists.
Source: A Declaration of the True Intent and Meaning of us the Lords Proprietors, and Explanation of There Concessions Made to the Adventures and Planters of New Caesarea or New Jersey-1672
“That is shall be in the power of the Governor and his Council to appoint the times and places of meeting of the General Assembly, and to adjourn and summon them together again when and where he and they shall see cause.”
John Berkley,
Sir George Carteret.
This part of the declaration says that the Governor has the authority to call for the meetings of the General Assembly. He can start and end a meeting whenever he sees fit.