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Learn how religious liberty attracted settlers of various faiths to New Jersey in the 1600s. Explore the diversity and conflicts of Protestant, Catholic, Jewish and Quaker religions in East and West Jersey.
Learn about the colonial history of New Jersey, from its founding in 1664 by English proprietors to its role in the American Revolution. Explore the diverse ethnic, cultural, and religious groups that shaped the colony and its relations with the Lenape, the Dutch, and the British.
Learn how religious persecution in Europe drove settlers to the British North American colonies in the seventeenth century. Explore the diverse religious groups and their leaders who sought refuge and freedom in the New World.
Learn how religion shaped the lives and culture of the colonists in different regions of North America. Explore the diversity and conflicts of Christian denominations, the tolerance and persecution of Jews and Catholics, and the role of Native American practices.
Learn about the European colonization of New Jersey, from the Dutch and Swedish settlements to the English takeover and division into East and West Jersey. Find out how the Lenape, the original inhabitants of the region, interacted with the colonists and influenced their culture and economy.
Learn about the colonial, revolutionary, and statehood history of New Jersey, as well as its geography, culture, and economy. Find out how New Jersey became the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution and the site of many battles and events in the American Revolution.
Learn how Christian groups shaped colonial culture and society in the British colonies, and how they influenced the American Revolution. Explore the diversity, conflicts, and challenges of religion in colonial America, especially in New England.
Learn about the origins, development, and role of New Jersey in the American Revolution. Find out how the colony was divided, reunited, and became a state with representative government and religious freedom.
The Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware) were ethnically and religiously diverse before 1730. They included Dutch, German, French, Swedish, Irish, English, and other Protestant and Catholic groups, as well as Native Americans and enslaved Africans.
Some had been planned to provide religious and social intercourse for people whose predominant activity (at least at first) was to be agriculture. These were the early New England villages such as Elizabethtown, Newark, and Piscataway. Others settlements were