New+Jersey

Jersey has a history of many major battles, they are the American History, making it pivotal in the significant victory of the American colonists. The important role earned it the names of "Crossroads of the Revolution" and the " Capital of the Revolution". ||  || [|Kendall Park NJ Internet Marketing]
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 * Geography/ capital/key city || New Jersey is a state within the United States of America that falls on the eastern edge of the North American continent. New Jersey's capital is Trenton and it's key city is Phillipsburg. || Kevin all of this needs to be rephrased. Please do not copy + paste because it is plagiarizing. ||
 * Who were the people who settled in New Jersey? Where were they from? Why did they move from their country? || The earliest settlers in New Jersey were from New York. English Puritans form the eastern end of Long Island, at an early period settled at Elizabeth town. They traveled from New York to New Jersey because after World War II, everything was a disaster. || This is not in the past. ||
 * Culture, Music, art, literature || Most of the people lived in rural communities and would grow at least some of their own food and men would hunt and fish to supplement the family diet. Roast meat was very popular as were stews and dishes like succotash and calm chowder. Some popular desserts included hasty pudding, flummery, molasses doughnuts, and swamp apple pudding. They also wore linen undergarments, and most people in the 1700s were Puritans. The colonists also built their own houses out of food and smoky inside as if something was cooking or really warm. || There was no rap music in the 1600 or 1700's. Please stick to information about New Jersey, the colony! ||
 * Land use and resources || New Jersey had a lot of Native Americans, their main resource was buffalo. Historically, agriculture was the main natural resource in New Jersey. Crops included hemp, grains, vegetables and flax. New Jersey had lots of fruit trees, including apple, pear, cherry, and peach. ||  ||
 * Colonial Government || A government to be passed on by a governor, council, and an assembly of twelve were chosen by the people, and no taxes were to be laid without the consent of the assembly. ||  ||
 * Key People and events || New Jersey was 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 with Lord Berkley, the Duke of York conveyed the territory.
 * Role of Native Americans || The roles of the Native American were to hunt buffalo. But in the past years, they have traveled to New Jersey and became known as Indians. ||  ||