Show:
Exploring
The Revolution
The Constitution
A Growing New Jersey
Important People
100
Who first explored what is now the Hudson River?
Henry Hudson
100
True or Fales: Many battles in the American Revolution were fought in New Jersey.
True!
100
What is a constitution?
A plan of government
100
What is a turnpike?
A road that costs money to use
100
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
200
Where did furs from NJ bring the highest prices?
Europe
200
What is a revolution?
A sudden and complete change in government.
200
Who was the chief writer of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
200
Why did many immigrants move to NJ?
New factories offered jobs
200
Who was the person who reunited East and West Jersey?
Queen Anne of England
300
Why was NJ divided into two colonies?
Berkeley sold his share of NJ
300
What led the colonists to boycott British goods?
Britain passed new tax laws.
300
What is the purpose of legislature?
To make laws
300
What was one effect of immigrants moving to New Jersey?
Its cities and population grew
300
Who was responsible for the New Jersey Plan?
William Paterson
400
What happened when the Dutch demanded more corn and fur from the Lenape?
The colonists and the Lenape becan to fight.
400
What was the result of the Battle of Monmouth Court House?
Neither side won.
400
What was added to the Constitution to protect people's rights and freedoms?
The Bill of Rights
400
How did better transportation change New Jersey?
New transportation made it easier to travel across the state, and more goods could be shipped from New Jersey, which led to its growth
400
Who was New Jersey's first governor?
William Livingston
500
What is a royal colony?
A place where a queen or king decides who governs.
500
Why did many British colonists feel that Britain had no right to tax them?
The colonists had no representation in Parliament.
500
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first 10 amendments to the constitution
500
Name on important invention that was invented by a NJ inventor.
Alfred Vail: telegraph John Stevens: steamboat
500
Who was the Pennsylvania business leader who spoke before Parliament?
Benjamin Franklin