Burlington, Province of New Jersey

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Burlington, Province of New Jersey was a prominent colonial town that served as one of the early political and administrative centers of New Jersey under British rule.

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instanceOf colonial town
former provincial capital
associatedWithEvent unification of East and West Jersey into the Province of New Jersey in 1702
capitalStatusBegan late 17th century
capitalStatusEnded 1776
coCapitalWith Perth Amboy
surface form: Perth Amboy, Province of New Jersey
colonialPower Great Britain
country Kingdom of Great Britain
economicActivity shipping
trade
educationRole site of early colonial schools
foundedBy Religious Society of Friends
surface form: Quakers

West Jersey proprietors
foundingYear 1677
governmentFunction meeting place of the New Jersey colonial legislature
seat of colonial courts
seat of the provincial assembly (West Jersey)
heritageStatus part of the historic core of Burlington, New Jersey
laterName Bridlington
Burlington
legalSystem English colonial law
locatedIn Province of New Jersey
West Jersey
locatedOn Delaware River
namedAfter Bridlington
surface form: Bridlington, England
notableBuilding Burlington County Courthouse (colonial predecessor)
Quaker meeting house
originalName New Beverly
politicalStatus municipal borough under colonial charter
part of British America
postalRole early postal and communications center in colonial New Jersey
precededBy Lenape settlements in the region
presentDayCountry United States of America
presentDayLocation Burlington, New Jersey
presentDayState New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey
religiousSignificance important Quaker community
role administrative center of colonial New Jersey
commercial center on the Delaware River
political center of colonial New Jersey
servedAs capital of West Jersey
co-capital of the Province of New Jersey
statusAfterAmericanRevolution lost role as provincial capital
timePeriod 17th century
18th century
transportRole river port on the Delaware

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New Jersey General Assembly location Burlington, Province of New Jersey