1. By Mishal Hakki and Nick Simone Block 3 AP US History
New York and New Jersey 1664
By Mishal Hakki and Nick Simone
Block 3
AP US History

3. Key Terms Duke of York Sir George Carteret Lord John Berkeley
Second Anglo-Dutch war
Charter government
Royal colony

4. History New Jersey; 1664 New York; 1664
Who Founded NJ: Quakers Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkeley
Where: Further West of the Hudson River
How: After the Second Anglo-Dutch War NJ was split between East (Carteret) and West (Berkeley)
Why: Wider religious freedom
New York; 1664
Who Founded NY: Duke of York
Where: Along the Hudson River and Long Island
How:King Charles II rewarded the Duke of York the land after the Second Anglo-Dutch War
Why: Strategic and Economic Importance

5. Government New Jersey New York Type of Government: Royal Colony
Functions: NJ’s Government was split between East and West providing Religious freedom for the Quakers, and their own Governments
Democracy Role: Protected Religious Rights, and also fewer restrictions, allowing people to grow the cities there and become more diverse.
New York
Type of Government: Charter Government
Functions: Provides Free Rights for the English and Dutch, along with Religious Rights
Democracy role: Constitution of NY prescribes the distribution of power among the branches of NY’s government

6. Economics Based on farming “Breadbasket” colonies
Exported iron ore, wheat, corn, fur, timber, cattle, horses, and flour

7. Population/Demographics
New York
Population (1664): 4,936
Demographics: English, Dutch, French, Swedish, Scottish, Irish, German, Polish, Bohemian,and Italian
Why Did they Come?: Religious Freedoms and New Start for life
In the 1700s the Population would be well into the 100,000s
New Jersey
Population (1664): Estimated at 1,000
Demographics: Relatively same to NY; English, Dutch, French, Swedish, Scottish, Irish, German, Polish, Bohemian, and Italian
Why Did they Come?:Quakers Carteret and Berkeley would set up wider religious freedoms and lower land costs
NJ’s Population would increase, but at a lower rate than NY

8. Culture Women worked in the home. Very limited legal rights.
Children had household chores
Families who could not afford to send their kids to school, would not.

9. Review People/ Events
Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkeley founded NJ in 1664 for religious freedom
Royal colony
Based on agriculture and trade
Also very diverse
Women also had few rights
Duke of York founded NY in 1664 for economic gain
Charter government
Based on agriculture and trade
Very diverse population
Women had few rights

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