There he built a house for himself near the bank of the little creek, and there he organized a civil government.

So was laid the foundation of the colony and commonwealth of New Jersey.
The restoration did not so materially change the New England colonies as might have been supposed, considering that they were hotbeds of Puritanism.

In the younger Winthrop the qualities of human excellence were mingled in such happy proportions that, while he always wore an air of contentment, no enterprise in which he engaged seemed too lofty for his powers.

He was a man whose power was felt alike in the commonwealth and the restoration.

The new king had not been two years on the throne when, through his influence, an ample patent was obtained for Connecticut, by which the colony was independent except in name.
After his successful negotiations and efficient concert in founding the Royal Society, Winthrop returned to America.