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The Native Indians of New
Jersey were the Abnaki, Malecite, Passamaquoddy and
Pennacook |
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1524 |
The Spanish Giovanni da
Verrazzano (1485-1528) explores the Jersey coast for
the French |
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1609 |
Henry Hudson (1565-1611)
English explorer and navigator discovered Newark Bay
and establishes the Dutch colony of New Netherland
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1638 |
Swedish settlement led by
Peter Minuet starting the the New Sweden Colony
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1655 |
The Dutch defeat the Swedes on
the Delaware, ending the New Sweden Colony. Delaware
becomes a part of New Netherland
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1660 |
The Dutch establish Bergen |
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1664 |
The British take control of
New Jersey from the Dutch |
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1676 |
New Jersey Colony is divided
into East Jersey and West Jersey |
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1702 |
East and West Jersey combined
into one colony |
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1721 |
William Trent establishes
Trent's Town |
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1746 |
Princeton University founded
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1756 |
1756 - 1763: The Seven Years
War (French and Indian War) due to disputes over
land is won by Great Britain. France gives England
all French territory east of the Mississippi River,
except New Orleans. The Spanish give up east and
west Florida to the English in return for Cuba.
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1775 |
1775 - 1783 - The American
Revolution creates the United States of America. The
Revolution was due to the British burden of taxes
and total power to legislate any laws governing the
American colonies
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1776 |
July 4, 1776 - United States
Declaration of Independence |
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1778 |
July 10, 1778 - France
declares war against Britain and makes an alliance
with the American revolutionary forces
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1783 |
September 3, 1783 - The Treaty
of Paris is signed by the victorious United States
and the defeated Great Britain
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1787 |
Statehood - The Date that New
Jersey was admitted to the Union - December 18,
1787. Constitution - New Jersey was the 3rd State to
be admitted to the Union. State Motto - " Liberty
and Prosperity "
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1803 |
The Louisiana Purchase - In
1803, the United States bought the Louisiana
Territory from France. The U.S. Secretary of State,
James Madison paid 15 million dollars for the land
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1812 |
1812 - 1815: The War of 1812
between U.S. and Great Britain, ended in a stalemate
but confirmed America's Independence
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1859 |
John Brown raided Harpers
Ferry and set in motion events that led directly to
the outbreak of the Civil War.
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1861 |
1861 - 1865: The American
Civil War. Abraham Lincoln, a known
opponent of slavery, was elected president and in
1861 the South Secedes. The initial Secession of
South Carolina was followed by the secession of
Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana,
Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North
Carolina. These eleven states eventually formed the
Confederate States of America. The bombardment of
Fort Sumter was the opening engagement of the
American Civil War.
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1865 |
The surrender of Robert E. Lee
on April 9 1865 signalled the end of the Confederacy |
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1865 |
1865 December 6 - The
Abolishment of Slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment to
the U.S. Constitution is ratified, thus officially
abolishing slavery
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1865 |
The surrender of Robert E. Lee
on April 9 1865 signalled the end of the Confederacy |
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1898 |
1898-1901 The Spanish American
War. On December 10, 1898 the Treaty of Paris the US
annexes Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines.
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