East Jersey
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East Jersey was the northeastern proprietary division of colonial New Jersey, encompassing the area around present-day New York Harbor and much of what is now northern and central New Jersey.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East Jersey canonical | 5 |
| Province of East Jersey | 2 |
| East Jersey line of division | 1 |
| Proprietors of East Jersey | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T91085 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: East Jersey Context triple: [Province of New Jersey, dividedInto, East Jersey]
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A.
Province of New Jersey
The Province of New Jersey was a British colonial territory in North America that later became the U.S. state of New Jersey.
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B.
Delaware Valley
The Delaware Valley is a metropolitan region centered around the Philadelphia area, encompassing parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland.
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C.
Connecticut Colony
Connecticut Colony was one of the original English settlements in North America that became a charter colony and later formed part of the U.S. state of Connecticut.
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D.
Long Island
Long Island is a densely populated island in southeastern New York known for its suburban communities, beaches, and proximity to New York City.
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E.
New Netherland
New Netherland was a 17th-century Dutch colonial province in North America that encompassed parts of present-day New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: East Jersey Target entity description: East Jersey was the northeastern proprietary division of colonial New Jersey, encompassing the area around present-day New York Harbor and much of what is now northern and central New Jersey.
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A.
Province of New Jersey
The Province of New Jersey was a British colonial territory in North America that later became the U.S. state of New Jersey.
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B.
Delaware Valley
The Delaware Valley is a metropolitan region centered around the Philadelphia area, encompassing parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland.
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C.
Connecticut Colony
Connecticut Colony was one of the original English settlements in North America that became a charter colony and later formed part of the U.S. state of Connecticut.
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D.
Long Island
Long Island is a densely populated island in southeastern New York known for its suburban communities, beaches, and proximity to New York City.
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E.
New Netherland
New Netherland was a 17th-century Dutch colonial province in North America that encompassed parts of present-day New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former British colony
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ proprietary colony ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
New York Colony ⓘ West Jersey ⓘ |
| capital | Perth Amboy ⓘ |
| colonialPower | England ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| currency |
Pound sterling
ⓘ
surface form:
pound sterling
|
| dividedFrom | Province of New Jersey ⓘ |
| divisionOf |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
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| divisionType | proprietary division ⓘ |
| encompassed |
area around present-day New York Harbor
ⓘ
much of present-day central New Jersey ⓘ much of present-day northern New Jersey ⓘ |
| endTime | 1702 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Concession and Agreement of 1664
ⓘ
proprietary grant from James, Duke of York ⓘ |
| governmentType | proprietary government ⓘ |
| hadColonialStatus | proprietary colony of England ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Colonial America ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North America
ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ present-day New Jersey ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
present-day United States
|
| majorPort | Perth Amboy ⓘ |
| majorWaterBody |
New York Harbor estuarine system
ⓘ
surface form:
New York Harbor
Raritan Bay ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Crown Colony of New Jersey ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
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surface form:
Island of Jersey
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| notableCity |
Elizabethtown
ⓘ
Newark ⓘ Perth Amboy ⓘ |
| partOf | Province of New Jersey ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Province of New Jersey
ⓘ
surface form:
Province of New Jersey (undivided)
|
| presentInYear |
1680
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1690 ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd | surrender of proprietary rights to the Crown ⓘ |
| religion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| rulingTitle | proprietor ⓘ |
| sovereign |
British Crown
ⓘ
surface form:
English Crown
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| startTime | 1674 ⓘ |
| successor |
Province of New Jersey
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surface form:
Province of New Jersey under royal government
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| todayPartOf |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
State of New Jersey
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Subject: East Jersey Description of subject: East Jersey was the northeastern proprietary division of colonial New Jersey, encompassing the area around present-day New York Harbor and much of what is now northern and central New Jersey.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.