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Giovanni da Verrazzano explores Jersey coast for the French. Most likely to be the first European to see the coast of what today is New Jersey.
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Henry Husdson sails up the Hudson River under the Dutch flag. In this trip he discovered the Newark Bay and established the the Dutch Colony of New Nertherland.
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The Swedish coloniest established a small settlement on the New Jersey in Delaware Bay, led by Peter Minuet.
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The Dutch defeat the Swedes on the Delaware, ending the New Sweden Colony. Delaware becomes a part of New Netherland.
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The Dutch establish Bergen
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The British take control of New Jersey from the Dutch. King Charles the II sends the navy to seize New Netherland from the Dutch. The area is re-named after the Isle of New Jersey and giving to the Duke of York
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New Jersey is divided to east New Jersey and West New Jersey
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East and West Jersey combined to form one colony.
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William Trenton started a village named " Trenton Town" a village which became the capitols city in 1790.
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Lewis Morris was the first govener of New Jersey
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Princeton University was founded.
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The Seven Years War (French and Indian War) due to disputes over land is won by Great Britain. France gives England all French territory east of the Mississippi River, except New Orleans. The Spanish give up east and west Florida to the English in return for Cuba.
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The old Barrackes was built.
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Since more than 100 battles took place in New Jersey, the state was mostly known as the crossroads of the revolution
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July 4, 1776 - United States Declaration of Independence
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The British and Continental armies clash in the battle of Monmouth.
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France declares war against the Britain.
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Princeton briefly searved as nations capital.
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The Treaty of Paris is signed by the victorious United States and the defeated Great Britain.
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Trenton serves as the nation capital for a short piriod of time.
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The U.S. constitucion is written and New Yersey is the third state to ratify the U.S. constitucion.
