Vocabulary
The First New Jerseyans
Europeans Arrive
Interesting Facts
The Civil War
100
a settlement ruled by another country
colony
100
What is the name of the first Native American group that settled in New Jersey?
Lenni Lenape
Lenape
100
What was the name of the settlement started by Cornelius Mey called?
New Netherland
100
What New Jersey hockey team is named from a Native American legend?
The New Jersey Devils
100
She worked as a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
200
to rise up against or rebel
revolt
200
What does Lenape mean?
ordinary people
common people
200
What European group started the first colony in what is now New Jersey?
the Dutch
200
In 1676, New Jersey was divided into _______ and ________.
East Jersey and West Jersey
200
This man was an important abolitionist.
Frederick Douglass
300
cruel treatment
persecution
300
The Native people built ________ for a few families to live in.
longhouse(s)
300
A religious group who moved to New Jersey to escape persecution.
Quakers
300
The capital of East Jersey was __________?
Burlington
300
The Civil War began partly because the Northern States and the Southern States did not agree on _________.
slavery
400
a formal agreement between groups
treaty
400
How did the Lenape feel about wampum?
They were sacred
(The Europeans used them as money and this caused conflict among the people)
400
This explorer claimed the first American land for the Dutch.
Henry Hudson
400
Where did New Jersey get its name from?
It was the name of an island off the coast of England.
400
A system used to help slaves escape was called ______________.
The Underground Railroad
500
A person who believes slavery is wrong and wants it to end is an ____________.
abolitionist
500
What language did all the Lenape speak?
Algonquian (al-GAHN-kee-uhn)
500
The Europeans brought enslaved people from the Caribbean and _______________.
West Africa
500
Why did the Lenape settle in New Jersey?
because of its rich resources
500
What did this object symbolize?
A station on the Underground Railroad