Princeton, New Jersey Colony
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Princeton, New Jersey Colony was an 18th-century town in colonial New Jersey that became an important center of education and religion, notably as the home of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University).
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
colonial American town
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settlement in the Thirteen Colonies → |
| associatedWith |
colonial American clergy
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early American higher education → |
| associatedWithEvent |
American Enlightenment (intellectual movement)
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| country |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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| educationalInfluence |
influential in training colonial clergy and leaders
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| educationLevel |
site of higher education
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| foundedInPeriod |
18th century
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| governedBy |
colonial government of New Jersey
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| hasCollege |
College of New Jersey (colonial)
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| hasColonialStatus |
chartered town in New Jersey Colony
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| hasInstitution |
College of New Jersey (colonial)
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| hasNotableBuilding |
Nassau Hall (colonial college building)
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| hasRole |
educational center in the Middle Colonies
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religious center for Presbyterianism in colonial America → |
| hasSettlementType |
town
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| historicalEra |
Colonial America
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pre-Revolutionary period → |
| knownFor |
center of education in colonial New Jersey
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center of religion in colonial New Jersey → site of the College of New Jersey → |
| language |
English
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| laterNameOfInstitution |
Princeton University
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| laterPartOf |
Mercer County, New Jersey
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| locatedIn |
British America
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North America → Province of New Jersey → |
| partOf |
Middlesex County, New Jersey Colony
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| predecessorOf |
Princeton, New Jersey
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| region |
Middle Colonies
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| religiousAffiliationOfLeadingInstitution |
Presbyterian
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| religiousContext |
part of the Presbyterian network in the Middle Colonies
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| religiousInfluence |
influential in colonial Presbyterian theology
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| significantPeriod |
18th century
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| timeInExistence |
before the American Revolutionary War
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| transitionedTo |
Princeton, New Jersey in the State of New Jersey
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| transportContext |
located along colonial roads between New York and Philadelphia
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| underAuthorityOf |
British Crown
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Jonathan Edwards
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placeOfDeath |