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aug 5, 1702 - New Jersey Becomes a Royal Colony

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James II gave his charter of land to two proprietors who named it New Jersey. After a decade of conlfict in which New Jersey earned little profit, it became a royal colony.

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aug 5, 1702
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~ 324 years ago