Where Does the name New Jersey come from?

Question

I'm doing a report on New Jersey and one of the questions were, where did the settlement name (New Jersey) come from? Any facts extra will help alot and ill give best answer! Thanks ppl.

Sorry that I put it on R&S, i was in a rush. the actual one is at United States - General, categories, sorry for the inconvienience

Answer 1

Well, from what I understand there was a town or province or something to that effect in England Called "Jersey". When English settlers arrived here they named it after that. similar to how New York is named after York.

Answer 2

New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The state is named after the island of Jersey in the English Channel. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania. Parts of New Jersey lie within the metropolitan areas of New York and Philadelphia.

Answer 3

New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The state is named after the island of Jersey in the English Channel. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania. Parts of New Jersey lie within the metropolitan areas of New York and Philadelphia.

Inhabited by Native Americans for more than 11,000 years, the first European settlements in the area were the Swedes and Dutch in the early 1600s. The British later seized control of the region, which was granted to Sir George Carteret and John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton as the colony of New Jersey. New Jersey was an important site during the American Revolutionary War; several decisive battles were fought there. The winter quarters of the revolutionary army were established twice by George Washington in Morristown, which was called the military capital of the revolution. The New Jersey Journal, a newspaper published by Shepard Kollock, who established his press in Chatham during 1779, became a catalyst in the revolution. News of events came directly to Kollock from Washington's headquarters in nearby Morristown, which he published to boost the morale of the troops and their families, and he conducted lively debates about the efforts for independence with those who opposed and supported the cause he championed. Later, working-class cities such as Paterson & Trenton helped to drive the Industrial Revolution in the nineteenth century. New Jersey's position at the center of the BosWash megalopolis, between Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., fueled its rapid growth through the suburban boom of the 1950s and beyond.

Answer 4

It's named after the island of Jersey, located in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy, France.

Try this link for more info:
http://www.state.nj.us/nj/about/history/index.html

Wrong section, by the way. This is Religion and Spirituality.

Answer 5

Jersey is a place in England. When they English came over they named a lot of things "New". New York is named after York in England.

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Answer 6

There is the Isle of Jersey in England. When the settlers came to America, the Island of NEW Jersey came to be. :-) But, I have to agree, what has this to do with religion?

Answer 7

It's named after Jersey in the Channel Islands (UK).

Answer 8

This should save you a little time when you get to New York and New Mexico (hint: Old Mexico was NOT in the UK)

Answer 9

It came from the original Jersey, which I'd imagine is in the UK.

Answer 10

Most likely from all those license plates on the cars in that area.

What does this have to do with R&S?