Welcome to the colony of new jersey

1. Established in 1664

2. History
New Jersey was established in 1664
The Founders were: Lord Berkeley & Sir George
Carteret
It was one of the colonies that joined the American
Revolutionary War in 1776
Dutch Colony of the New Netherland was seized by
the British in1664
Settled By Dutch & Swedish Settlers

3. Environment
1.Beaches
2.Shoreline
3.Gardens
4.Coastlines

4. Government
The province was soon after this divided into two
parts in 1676: East Jersey, which was retained by
Carteret, and West Jersey, which now became the
property of the Quakers
The first assembly met in 1668, and the severity of
the code of laws adopted plainly indicated the
Puritan domination of the colony.
The first settlements in New Jersey were made by
the Dutch along the western bank of the Hudson

5. Location
1.New Jersey is on the coastline
2.NE Section
3.Next to New York

6. Climate
1.Winter- 26°F
2.Summer- 65°F
3.Spring- 42°F
4.Fall- 47°F