Province of New Jersey

New Jersey
New Jersey
1664–1673; 1702–1776
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	Anthem: God Save the King;
	The Province of New Jersey, Divided into East and West, commonly called The Jerseys,; 1777 map by William Faden
Status	Proprietary Colony of England (1664–1673); Royal Colony of England (1702–1707); Royal Colony of Great Britain (1707–1776)
Capital	Elizabethtown (1664–1673); Perth Amboy and Burlington (1702–1776)
Common languages	English, Dutch
Religion	Church of England (Official)
Government	Proprietary colony; (1664-1673); Royal colony; (1702-1776)
Lords Proprietors
• 1664-1673	Lord Berkeley of Stratton; Sir George Carteret
Governor
• 1664-1665	Richard Nicolls (first)
• 1672-1673	John Berry (last)
Royal Governor
• 1702-1708	Lord Cornbury (first)
• 1763-1776	William Franklin (last)
Legislature	Council; General Assembly; ; Provincial Congress; (1775-1776)
History
• 1609	1664
• 1666	1776
Currency	New Jersey pound
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	New Netherland
	East Jersey
	West Jersey
East Jersey
West Jersey
New Jersey
Today part of	United States

The Province of New Jersey was one of the Middle Colonies of Colonial America and became the U.S. state of New Jersey in 1776. The province had originally been settled by Europeans as part of New Netherland but came under English rule after the surrender of Fort Amsterdam in 1664, becoming a proprietary colony. The English renamed the province after the island of Jersey in the English Channel. The Dutch Republic reasserted control for a brief period in 1673–1674. After that it consisted of two political divisions, East Jersey and West Jersey, until they were united as a royal colony in 1702. The original boundaries of the province were slightly larger than the current state, extending into a part of the present state of New York, until the border was finalized in 1773.^[1]

^ The New York – New Jersey Line War (also known as the "N.J. Line War") refers to a series of skirmishes and raids that took place between 1701 and 1765 at the disputed border between two American colonies — the Province of New Jersey and the Province of New York.

[1] The New York – New Jersey Line War (also known as the "N.J. Line War") refers to a series of skirmishes and raids that took place between 1701 and 1765 at the disputed border between two American colonies — the Province of New Jersey and the Province of New York.

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