SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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Question
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Which of the following was named after an island in the English Channel?
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Delaware
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New Amsterdam
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New Jersey
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Pennsylvania
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The land was officially named New Jersey after the Isle of Jersey in the English Channel. Carteret had been governor of the Isle of Jersey.
Detailed explanation-2: -The U.S. State of New Jersey was named after The Channel Islands Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey, a British Crown dependency located near the coast of Normandy, France.
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