Concession and Agreement of 1664

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The Concession and Agreement of 1664 was a colonial charter that outlined the governmental structure, religious freedom, and land policies for settlers in what became East Jersey in colonial America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial charter
founding constitutional instrument
legal document
aimedAt attracting English settlers
attracting religious dissenters
appliesToEthnicGroup English colonists in New Jersey
European settlers in East Jersey
appliesToJurisdiction East Jersey
Province of New Jersey
appliesToTerritorialEntity East Jersey
New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey
author John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton
Sir George Carteret
country England
dateCreated 1664
followedBy later New Jersey proprietary instructions
grantedBy John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton
Sir George Carteret
guarantees freedom from persecution for religious belief (for Christians)
hasEffect encouragement of settlement in New Jersey
establishment of proprietary government in East Jersey
hasTitle Concession and Agreement of 1664 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Concession and Agreement of the Lords Proprietors of the Province of New Caesarea or New Jersey
historicalPeriod English colonial period in North America
inception 1664
influenced later colonial charters in New Jersey
language English
legalForm proprietary charter
locationOfDrafting England
mainSubject colonial government
land policy
religious freedom
partOf British colonial law in North America
early constitutional history of New Jersey
providesFor appointed council
appointed governor
elected assembly
freedom of conscience in religion
land grants to settlers
quit-rents payable to proprietors
trial by jury
publisher Lords Proprietors
surface form: Lords Proprietors of New Jersey
regulates distribution of land in East Jersey
payment of quit-rents
political rights of freeholders
statedIn colonial records of New Jersey

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East Jersey establishedBy Concession and Agreement of 1664
West Jersey event Concession and Agreement of 1664
this entity surface form: Concession and Agreement of West New Jersey
West Jersey inception Concession and Agreement of 1664
this entity surface form: Concession and Agreement of West New Jersey
Concession and Agreement of 1664 hasTitle Concession and Agreement of 1664 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Concession and Agreement of the Lords Proprietors of the Province of New Caesarea or New Jersey