West New Jersey
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West New Jersey was a 17th-century proprietary colony in the western part of present-day New Jersey, established by English Quakers and others before the unification of East and West Jersey into a single royal colony.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former colony
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ proprietary colony ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Delaware River NERFINISHED ⓘ East New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Burlington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| currency | pound sterling ⓘ |
| dateDissolved | 1702 ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1674 ⓘ |
| dateOfConcessionsAndAgreements | 1677 ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstConstitution | 1676 ⓘ |
| dateOrganized | 1676 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
English proprietors
ⓘ
Quaker proprietors ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
English colonists
ⓘ
Lenape people NERFINISHED ⓘ Quakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder |
Edward Byllynge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gawen Lawrie NERFINISHED ⓘ John Fenwick NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Lucas NERFINISHED ⓘ William Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | proprietary government ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advanced guarantees of civil liberties in the Concessions and Agreements
ⓘ
early Quaker political and religious freedom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDocument | Concessions and Agreements of West New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislature | General Free Assembly of West New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North America
ⓘ
present-day New Jersey ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Province of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedWith | East New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSettlement |
Burlington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gloucester NERFINISHED ⓘ Salem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Province of New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Quakerism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Crown Colony of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
present-day Atlantic County, New Jersey
ⓘ
present-day Burlington County, New Jersey ⓘ present-day Camden County, New Jersey ⓘ present-day Cape May County, New Jersey ⓘ present-day Cumberland County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Gloucester County, New Jersey ⓘ present-day Salem County, New Jersey ⓘ |
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