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Welcome to **New Jersey** By: Grace Owens The state capitol is Trenton New Jersey's nickname is **The Garden State** On December 18, 1787 New Jersey became the 3rd state in the union

History - In 10,500 B.C. the first people to live there were the Paleo Indians. The first explorer to come to New Jersey was Givanni da Verrazand who came and explored the state New Jersey in the year 1524. New Jersey first became a state in 1787. Some historical events that took place in New Jersey are in:


 * 1655 the Dutch take over New Sweden (later to be called New Jersey),
 * 1664 the English take over the Dutch colony and call New Sweden New Jersey,
 * 1776 George Washington's troops win the Battle of Trenton the day after Christmas,
 * 1804 New Jersey passes a gradual abolition of slavery law 60 years before the Civil War,
 * 1838 Samuel Morse invents the electrical telegraph

More recent facts about New Jersey are in:
 * 1964 Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin (from New Jersey) is the second person to walk on the moon,
 * 1993 Christine Todd was New Jersey's first female governor

The state symbols for New Jersey are:

State bird: Eastern Goldfinch State flower: Common Meadow Violet State insect: Honey bee State animal: Horse State tree: Red oak State fish: Brook trout State fruit: Blueberries State shell: Knobbed Whelk State dinosaur: Hadrosaurus foulkii (Duck billed dinosaur) State motto: Liberty and prosperity

Native Americans - The Native Americans In New Jersey are the Lenapehoking. They were very peaceful and other tribes called them grandparents because the Lenapehoking always settled argument. They also always left food on the fire at night in case somebody ever came by. The word Lenape means " genuine people". The Lenapehokinglived in wigwams and found their food by hunting, fishing, and farming. Somne things that they liked to do are tell stories, dance, and make music. Last of allThey kept their records by The Walum Olum which means," painted records ".

State facts - size (square miles) 8,722 Population: 8,707,739 Types of areas: rural, urban, and suburban

Geography - They have marshes, beaches, cliffs, and good farmland. The bodies of water that people in New Jersey have are the Atlantic Ocean, Deleware River, Hudson River, and New York Bay. Most of the land in New Jersey is smoothe except for the Northwest parts of New Jersey by the Appalachain Mountains. The good farmland in New Jersey is mostly by the middle of the state.

Climate and Region - The average tempatures in New Jersey are in: Spring 61/42°F Winter 43/26°F

Summer 83/65°F Fall 66/47°F

Natural Resourses - Water and good farm land.

Industries - Fishing, forestry, and mining (Econemy)

Crops -
 * crannberries
 * blue berries
 * peaches
 * bell peppers
 * corn
 * tomatoes
 * asperagus
 * cattle
 * clams
 * crabs
 * dairy
 * fish
 * granite
 * green house goods
 * hay
 * hogs
 * oysters
 * poultry
 * sheep
 * soy beans
 * potatoes

Goverment - State Governor:Chris Christie Capital: Trenton U.S. Senators: Bob Menendez ( Democrat) and Frank Lautenberg ( Democrat ) U.S. Representatives: 13 Democrats: 8 Republicans: 5 State Senators: 40 State Representatives: 80 Countries: # in state 21

Culture - Sports and Recreation: Basketball, hiking, picnicing, canoeing, looking for wild life ( deer, bald eagles ). Things that you can do for fun: look at thhe Lenape village, Morristown national historical park, look at Washingtons military headquarters, Edisons labratory, and Edison National historical park.

Fun Facts -
 * The street names from Monopoly came from the streets in Atlantic City NJ
 * The state foods are blueberry muffins and old fashioned taffy
 * Atlantic City has the longest boardwalk
 * The first almost complete dinosaur skeleton was found in 1858 in Haddonfield NJ
 * The Sandy Hook lighthouseis the oldest original lighthouse in the country
 * Some famouse people who are from NJ are Queen Latifah, Buzz ( Aldrin ) Edwin, Judy Bloom, Meryl Streep, Woodrow Wilson, and Patricia McBride.
 * The New Jersey Devils
 * The New Jersey Net
 * Another State food is Chicken Parmigano.