Social Studies
Unit 2
Exploration to Early Statehood
What Are We Going to Learn?
 Why did Europeans come to North America?
 How was New Jersey colony divided and settled?
 Why did the colonies want independence from Britain?
 Why and how was the new Constitution written?
 How did new forms of transportation change New
Jersey?
Lesson 2 Vocabulary
 boundary A line that divides one area of land
from another
 proprietor An owner
Lesson 2 Vocabulary
 abolitionist A person who wants to end slavery
 plantation A huge farm
 Royal colony A colony where a king or queen decides who
governs
Lesson 2
How was the New
Jersey colony
divided and
settled?
New Jersey Divides
 Soon after New Jersey became a colony, problems arose
over boundaries.
 A boundary is a line that divides one area of land from
another.
 Some people argued over where land began and ended.
 Others argued over larger boundaries including the
boundary between New York and New Jersey.
Proprietors
 How did the problems begin?
 The Duke of York split the land between
Lord John Berkley and George Carteret.
(new land owners)
 Berkley sold his share to Quakers in 1674
 1676- Carteret and the Quakers decided to
split up and divide the colony.
Proprietors
 Quakers- West Jersey
(own government)
 Carteret- East Jersey
(own government)
 The boundary between
the two was poorly
drawn. Because of this
colonists argued over
the boundary.
Question Time!
 How did the Duke of York’s decision
change New Jersey?
 It caused New Jersey to be split into two parts.
West Jersey
 1676- Quakers settled along the Delaware
River in what is known today as Salem.
 Capital= Burlington
 Built small villages that centered on family,
farming, and their religion.
 First abolitionists (people who wanted to
end slavery)
East Jersey
 Puritans moved here for religious freedom.
 Founded Newark and northeastern cities
 Scotish, Irish, and English came here for cheaper
land. *Also slaves from Africa & West Indies
 Capital= Perth Amboy
 People bought small pieces of land in town, and
huge amounts outside of town (plantations)
New Jersey Unites
 1702- Queen Anne of England united East Jersey
and West Jersey
 East & West became a royal colony of New
Jersey, and queen chose who governs there.
 Capitals= Perth Amboy AND Burlington
 Governor and assembly people would take turns
meeting in both capitals.
Question Time!
 Why did people come to New
Jersey?
 People came to New Jersey for
land and for religious freedom.
Some were forced to come as
enslaved people.
Vocabulary Review
CHECK YOUR ANSWERS!
 Proprietor- an owner
 Abolitionist- a person who wants to end slavery
 Boundary- a line that divides one area of land from
another
 Royal Colony- a colony where a king or queen decides who
governs
 Plantation- a huge farm
Lesson Review
1.How was the New Jersey Colony divided and settled?
 New Jersey was divided into East and West Jersey.
The Quakers settled in West Jersey.
2. How did religious freedom affect the settling of New
Jersey?
 The proprietors promised religious freedom to
whoever settled there.
Lesson Review
3. Who settled in West Jersey? Who settled in East Jersey?
What were their capitals?
 The Quakers settled in West Jersey. Puritans and
peole from England, Scotland, and Ireland settled in
East Jersey. Easy Jersey- Perth Amboy/WestBurlington
4. Who were the first abolitionists?
 The first abolitionists were the Quakers.
Lesson Review
5. Who decides who will govern in a royal colony?
 A king or queen decides who will govern a royal
colony.