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 *  __Colonial New Jersey__ **

Slogan: Want to grow crops? Come to the GARDEN colony.

__ Who are we? __ New Jersey is a colony of excellent farming and job opportunities. Our founders are Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkeley. Carteret is an excellent naval executor and Lord Berkeley is and fine lord raised by King Charles.

__ What kinds of employments are here? __

We also serve excellent job opportunities.We have over 60 towns, and the main ones are Morristown, Millville, Freehold, and Haddonfield.

__ What are our main resources, crops, and livestock? __

Our main resources are beef, pork, butter, and iron. Our main crops are wheat, barley, rye, and grain. Our main livestock are pigs and cows. We have excellent farming because we have rich, fertile soil near the coast. Another reason for this is that we have a very long growing season, so there is a lot of time to prepare for the winter.

Below is a geographical map of New Jersey. As you can see, there is a lot of the color green on the map. This means there is a lot of fertile soil for farming! We have log houses for shelter. __ What is our geography like? __ As I had said before, New Jersey has one of the best farming systems in all of the thirteen colonies. New Jersey is relatively flat with some hills. It's latitude is 40 degrees 4.2 degrees north. It's longitude is 74 degrees 33.5 degrees west. Daily life here revolves around the family business, religion and family life. There are a lot of chores to be done! The most important one is farming. We have a lot of farming to do before the winter and we have plenty of time to do so. We have a long growing season for farming. We are one of the few colonies who doesn't have to worry about indians from the outside attacking us. We are great friends with the Leni-Lenape who help us to grow crops and trade with us. In New Jersey, there is no slaves. We are a FREE colony. We celebrate all the holidays including Christmas and Thanksgiving.



 __ What can the kids do at the colony of fun? __ Kids are not always going to be on the farm the whole day or at school. So the kids would play with yo-yo's, puzzles, hoops, kite flying, jumping rope, spinning tops, london bridge, tennis, hopscotch, see saw, leap frog, bows and arrows, marbles, cards, battledores, and pick-up sticks. The kids would have to make there own toys. The kids would love their time away from the work on the farms. Most kids would love to play with their new neighbors and their own family.



__Are there any risks?__ Of course, nothing is perfect, but it doesn't have many flaws. Possible risks are overpopulation, so hurry up and come over or you wont have enough space to settle your land. Another risk is that war could possible be near the shore, but the English has the greatest army and they will protect us. Another thing is that there could be some storms on the shore, but they can be overcome easily. Another risk is that there are cold winters, but you can overcome that by trading with the Indians for fur.

__ What will the colony get to be? __ I think that this colony will be a great place where people live to go in and out of New York. I think that New Jersey will be a nice colony where all the people in it are as lovely as the colony. People will really see that in the future the colony could be the best for raising their kids.

__Is there anything said by a real colonist?__ As the New Jersey governer, Jonathan Belcher says, "Take this providence in the lump, it is the best colony I have seen for men of middling fortunes, and for people who have to live by the sweat of their brows." As he says he thinks the future looks bright, and good for middle class people in New Jersey.



__Works Cited__ Brundell Fradin, Dennis. //The New Jersey Colony.//

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