New Jersey: Submarines, Diners, and the Revolutionary War: Think You Know Your States?, #17

By Chelsea Falin

Think you know your states? THINK AGAIN!

 

Did you know New Jersey was the first state to sign the Bill of Rights?

 

Or that New Jersey has more diners per capita than any other state?

 

Or how about that New Jersey (dubbed "The Garden State") has the nation's highest farm income per acre?

 

If you want to find out more interesting, little-known, well-known, strange, or unusual facts about New Jersey, this book is a must-read!

Sections include:

 

• General State Facts
• Facts By City
• Sports
• Animals
• Strange News
• Infamous Crimes
• Natural Disasters
• Most Popular Baby Names By Birth Year
• Population and Growth By Decade
• Famous Residents By Birth

 

Everything you'd ever want to know about New Jersey and so much more! (Book contains mildly violent subject matter in certain sections. Recommended for ages 10+, but is great for all ages with parental assistance and guidance)

 

Who Is This Book For?

 

This book is an excellent resource for school projects in elementary school, middle school, high school, or college. It's the perfect companion for a family vacation or even a business trip! Make the hours on the road or in the air fly by as you learn interesting facts about the states you travel through - or the state you're traveling to!

 

But there doesn't have to be a special occasion to enjoy the "Think You Know Your States?" series! Deepen your knowledge of American and state-specific history, culture, and geography. Learn unique facts that give you the perfect starting point for conversations. We've already taken the Google deep dive for you, so you don't have to!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Chelsea Falin
• Release date: Jan 15, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215747926

Book preview

Think You Know Your States?

Vol 17

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By: Chelsea Falin

This book is dedicated to my children, Vikki and Jack, as well as to all those who have ever supported my writing efforts: Brandi, Donnie, Daddy, Sharon, Rob, my West Virginian cousins, and, of course, all you wonderful readers out there!

PART ONE:

NEW JERSY FACTS

General State Facts

*New Jersey’s nickname is The Garden State.

*New Jersey became the third state to join the union on December 18th, 1787.

*The New Jersey state flower is the common violet.

*Thousands of years ago, the area now known as New Jersey was originally inhabited by Native American tribes. These tribes included the Lenape, Munsee, and Unalachtigo.

*The first European to discover the area now known as New Jersey was the Italian explorer, Giovanni da Verrazzano, around 1524.

*New Jersey was one of the original thirteen colonies ruled by the British.

*New Jersey was the site of more battles during the Revolutionary War than any other state. 

*New Jersey was the first state to sign the Bill of Rights.

*New Jersey was named in honor of British colonist, George Carteret, who’d previously been the governor of the Isle of Jersey.

*The state of New Jersey is bordered by Pennsylvania, New York, and Delaware.

*The Highlands are an area with many lakes and flat-topped rock ridges.

*Trees commonly found in New Jersey include the sugar maple, American chestnut, flowering dogwood, pitch pine, and the American elm.

*Wildflowers that commonly grow in New Jersey include black-eyed Susan’s, orange daylilies, Queen Anne’s lace, and violets.

*The state’s capital is Trenton.

*New Jersey’s physical geography is created of four distinct regions, which include the Ridge and Valley, the Highlands, the Piedmont, and the Atlantic Coastal Plain.

*The Ridge and Valley is a mountainous region created millions of years ago when the Delaware River cut through the Appalachian Mountains.

*The Piedmont is an area with rolling hills and narrow valleys where most of New Jersey’s major cities are located.

*The Atlantic Coastal Plain features low hills, salt marshes, and pine forests. It also includes the barrier islands, created primarily of sandy beaches.

*The highest elevation in New Jersey is 1,803 feet above sea level and is located at High Point in Sussex County.

*Lakes and ponds cover about 30 square miles in New Jersey.

*Major rivers in New Jersey include the Delaware, the Hudson River, the Passaic, the Hackensack, and the Raritan.

*Lake Hopatcong is the largest lake in New Jersey.

*Italian Americans are New Jersey’s largest ethnic group and have contributed significantly to the state’s cultural identity.

*Five counties in the northeast of the state contribute nearly two-fifths of New Jersey’s entire population. These counties include Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Bergen, and Union.

*New Jersey’s Pinelands National Reserve