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It Was a gift to the family de cartret from the king of England Charles the 2nd de cartret are a family from jersey CI that belongs to the English crown.
Because they named it after an island in the United Kingdom called Jersey.
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ViviAs in New York, New Jersey refers to a place in the country that the founders were from. Also, ther used to be an island called Jersey, though I'm not sure if it exists anymore. I believe it was off the coast of England but again, not sure.
Yes, Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands - located in the English Channel, between France and England.
Jersey very much still exists!! I should know I live there!
For the same reason there is a "New England". There is a place in England called Jersey so when the Americas were settled, New Jersey was born.
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Who was the first person to discover New Jersey?
New Jersey wasn't discovered, it was created. Just ask the native Americans that were displaced by European settlers who eventually called it New Jersey.
How do East Jersey and West Jersey relate to New Jersey?
New Jersey was divided into two, separately governed, provinces from 1674 to 1702, and these were called East Jersey and West Jersey. There is a link below to an article on East Jersey, and there are more links from there.
What did both Virginia and New Jersey plans call for?
Both Virginia and New Jersey plans called for a government with 3 branches.
What was the government in colonial New Jersey?
The first type of government in colonial New Jersey was called a Concession type of government.
Who is New Jersey named after?
Jersey is one of the Channel Islands and a part of Great Britain. When British settlers came to the "new world", they used names that they were familiar with. A city in England called "York" had been home to many settlers. They used the name to describe York in the new world and called it "New York". The same was true of "New Jersey".
