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By Craig A Doherty

New Jersey presents fascinating descriptions of existence within the early colony, together with such information because the department of recent Jersey into East and West; the impression of the presence of the Society of neighbors; the luck of farming, which contributed to the state's nickname, The backyard nation; and the historical past of slavery within the colony.

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First Settlements in New Jersey 19 3 3 The English in New Jersey E ngland went through a period of social and political disruption in the middle of the 17th century. The Puritans in England revolted against King Charles I and overthrew him in 1649. Oliver Cromwell, the leader of the Puritans, became Lord Protector, and was the leader of England until his death in 1658. Upon Cromwell’s death, his son took over briefly before Charles I’s son returned to England, and the monarchy was restored under the rule of Charles II.

When the War for Independence came, it had an impact on slavery in New Jersey. Slaves were allowed to join both the Continental and British armies. Those who fought in the war were promised their freedom. The slaves who joined the British forces, for the most part, left with the British at the end of the war. In 1786, New Jersey made the slave trade illegal. Slavery would become a major issue in the first half of the 19th century, as many in the North agreed with the sentiments expressed on July 4, 1783, by Moses Bloomfield of Woodbridge when he freed his 14 slaves.

He was extremely brutal in addressing any resistance to his rule. He was so unpopular that, in 1688, he was removed from the throne in a bloodless coup known as the Glorious Revolution. After a brief and unsuccessful attempt to regain his throne, he spent the rest of his life living in exile in France. James II, as shown in this early-19th-century engraving, ruled England for only four years—1685 to 1688. (Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division [LC-USZ6292123]) 3333333333 The English in New Jersey 21 Peter Stuyvesant governed the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam (later New York City) until his surrender on September 8, 1664, to an English force led by Colonel Richard Nicolls.

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