Colonial America
Colonial Events in New Jersey
49 events — 1492 to early statehood
11,000 BC
Paleo-Indians Arrive in New Jersey Region
New Jersey · Other · Pre-Columbian
1524
Verrazzano Explores Jersey Shore
New Jersey · Expedition · Colonial Period
1609
Henry Hudson Explores East Coast
New Jersey · Expedition · Colonial Period
1630
Pavonia Settlement Established
New Jersey · Settlement · Colonial Period
1638
New Sweden Founded
New Jersey · Settlement · Colonial Period
1661
Bergen Charter Granted by Stuyvesant
New Jersey · Founding · Colonial Period
1664
New Jersey Named and Proprietors Established
New Jersey · Founding · Colonial Period
1664
Surrender of Fort Amsterdam to English
New Jersey · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1664
Duke of York Granted Royal Colony
New Jersey · Founding · Colonial Period
1664
British Seizure of New Netherland
New Jersey · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1665
Philip Carteret Appointed First Governor
New Jersey · Founding · Colonial Period
1665
Concession and Agreement Grants Religious Freedom
New Jersey · Legislation · Colonial Period
1674
New Jersey Divided into East and West Jersey
New Jersey · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1674
Berkeley Sells West Jersey to Quakers
New Jersey · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1676
Quintipartite Deed Divides New Jersey
New Jersey · Legislation · Colonial Period
1688
Provinces Added to Dominion of New England
New Jersey · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1701
New York–New Jersey Line War
New Jersey · Other · Colonial Period
1702
New Jersey Reunited as Royal Colony
New Jersey · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1702
New Jersey Becomes Royal Colony
New Jersey · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1746
College of New Jersey Founded
New Jersey · Founding · Colonial Period
1774
Greenwich Tea Burning
New Jersey · Other · Colonial Period
1775
New Jersey Provincial Congress First Meets
New Jersey · Founding · Revolutionary Era
1776
Battle of Trenton
New Jersey · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1776
First New Jersey State Constitution Drafted
New Jersey · Legislation · Revolutionary Era
1776
New Jersey First State Constitution Adopted
New Jersey · Legislation · Revolutionary Era
1776
New Jersey Constitution Drafted
New Jersey · Legislation · Revolutionary Era
1776
Battle of Fort Lee
New Jersey · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1777
Battle of Millstone
New Jersey · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1777
Battle of Princeton
New Jersey · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1777
Battle of Assunpink Creek
New Jersey · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1777
Battle of Short Hills
New Jersey · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1777
Battle of Bound Brook
New Jersey · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1778
Baylor Massacre
New Jersey · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1778
Battle of Monmouth
New Jersey · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1779
New Jersey Ratifies Articles of Confederation
New Jersey · Legislation · Revolutionary Era
1779
New Jersey Journal Founded in Chatham
New Jersey · Founding · Revolutionary Era
1779
Battle of Paulus Hook
New Jersey · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1780
Battle of Springfield
New Jersey · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1780
Battle of Connecticut Farms
New Jersey · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1782
Long Beach Island Massacre
New Jersey · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1783
Continental Congress Meets at Nassau Hall
New Jersey · Other · Revolutionary Era
1783
Princeton Serves as Temporary U.S. Capital
New Jersey · Other · Revolutionary Era
1783
Treaty of Paris Ends Revolutionary War
New Jersey · Treaty · Revolutionary Era
1787
New Jersey Plan Introduced at Constitutional Convention
New Jersey · Legislation · Early Republic
1787
New Jersey Ratifies the U.S. Constitution
New Jersey · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1787
New Jersey Ratifies U.S. Constitution
New Jersey · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1789
New Jersey First to Ratify Bill of Rights
New Jersey · Legislation · Early Republic
1789
New Jersey First State to Ratify Bill of Rights
New Jersey · Legislation · Early Republic
1804
New Jersey Gradual Abolition of Slavery Act
New Jersey · Legislation · Early Republic
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