Final answer:
New Jersey, founded on religious freedom principles, had significant religious diversity, including Puritans, Quakers, nonconforming Protestant sects, and Jews, due to its 'Concessions and Agreement' allowing for liberty of conscience.
Step-by-step explanation:
The colony of New Jersey was established on the principle of religious freedom, which led to a significant religious diversity within the colony. This was articulated in the "Concessions and Agreement" of 1665, adopted by Carteret and Berkeley, which provided for liberty of conscience.
As religious freedom was a key factor in European colonization efforts, many faiths were represented in the New Jersey colony, stemming from different groups finding refuge from persecution, such as the Puritans from New England, the Quakers from England who found a haven from their persecution, as well as other nonconforming Protestant sects, and even Jews. This diversity required an insistence on the freedom to practice various religious beliefs as dictated by their religions and made New Jersey, along with other colonies like Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, places where such religious toleration was fundamental to their establishment.