Both New York and New Jersey were colonized by the Dutch in the 1600s. New Jersey also had early Swedish and German colonies.
Later the powerful British colonial forces took over these areas and renamed them for cities in England, such as York and Jersey.
New York City was originally New Amsterdam, for example.
After the American Revolution, in the 1700s, the British colony of New Jersey became one of the first thirteen "States" of the new United States. However, these freed colonies were not really "states", which would mean separate "countries", but joined together formed the "United States", which would then act as a nation state independent from Europe.
it grew because the taxes went down and there was no slavery.
how did the government of new jersey grow and change over time
It grew because immigrants all over world came to New Jersey and the population grew also, so people that lived in the city had to move to small towns.
New Jersey did not become a city - it is a state. There is a city in that state called "Jersey City". though.
tomatoes,cranberries, blueberries
new jersey came to be a state in 1718
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because of the benefits
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princeton, new jersey
grow some
Newark, New Jersey.
you dont so forget about it
Blueberries and cranberries, as far as what they grow.
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They grew indigo, flax and tobacco.