A calf in the New Forest, England. Calves (/Ëkaevz/ ËkÃ¦vz /or/ ; ËkÉËvz singular /calf/ Ëkaef /ËkÃ¦f/) or ËkÉËf are the young of. Domestic cattle calves are reared to become, adult cattle or are slaughtered for, their meat, called veal and for. their calfskin
Colony Of New Jersey. A Brief History. New Jersey was so named, in 1664, at the time of its conquest by the English from the Dutch, in honor of Sir George Carteret, who had been governor of the Isle of Jersey, in the British Channel, and to whom, with Lord Berkley, the Duke of York conveyed the territory.
The Dutch and employees of the Dutch West India Company were the first to settle the New York area, which was called New Amsterdam at the time. The settlement originally started out on what is called Governors Island today, but moved to Manhattan where it quickly grew. Continue Reading.