Concession and Agreement

Concession and Agreement

Concession and Agreement was a document that provided religious freedom in the colony of New Jersey. It was issued as a proclamation for the structure of the government for the colony written in 1665 by the two proprietors, Lord John Berkeley and Sir George Carteret.

The document promised religious freedom to all inhabitants of New Jersey, and also declared that the proprietors would be in charge of appointing the New Jersey governors. The first such governor to be appointed was Philip Carteret.

The goal of the document was to entice more settlers to farm in New Jersey, so that the two proprietors could earn more profit by collecting quitrents, annual fees paid on granted lands. To encourage such settlement, they allowed religious freedom, which was not available underneath the English government.

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