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New Jersey

Granted by the Duke of York in 1664; divided into East and West Jersey 1676-1702, then a single royal colony.

Reunited as a royal colony in 1702; a U.S. state from 1776.

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Borders over time

The atlas holds 4 border frames for New Jersey — the shape you scrub through changes in 1664 · 1681 · 1701 · 1736.

Moments from the Chronicle

• 1664 England takes New Netherland New Amsterdam surrenders; New York, New Jersey and Delaware are created. The Mohawk destroy Pocumtuck the same year.

Further reading

• A New Jersey Anthology Maxine N. Lurie · 1994

  An edited collection on New Jersey's colonial history, including the East/West Jersey division.

• American Colonies Alan Taylor · 2001

  New Jersey within the proprietary mid-Atlantic colonies (broad context).

Sources

• Province of New Jersey — Wikipedia