USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -As proprietor of New Netherland, James could do what he liked with the land. He kept part of the large colony and changed its name to New York. He gave the rest to two friends, John Berkeley and George Carteret. Berkeley and Carteret divided their land into two colonies and named them East Jersey and West Jersey.

Detailed explanation-2: -England split up New Netherland giving it the names of New Jersey and New York. 1664: Duke of York granted land that had been part of New Netherland to two of his friends, Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret.

Detailed explanation-3: -Summary of key people, events, and concepts in the early New England and Middle colonies. After the first permanent English colony was settled in 1607, English colonists soon populated the entire eastern seaboard of the present-day United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -It was called New Netherlands. Small trading colonies sprang up where the present towns of Hoboken and Jersey City are located. The Dutch, Swedes, and Finns were the first European settlers in New Jersey.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Middle Colonies included Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, and New Jersey. The geography of this region featured a warmer climate with fertile soil, flat land, easily-navigable rivers, and wide valleys making it perfect for farming and growing crops. Wealthy farmers grew cash crops and raised livestock.