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New Jersey History

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the abbreviation for New Jersey?

a)

NY

b)

NH

c)

NC

d)

NJ

2.

The Delaware Indians of the NJ region were also known as the

a)

Lenni Lenape

b)

Iroquois

c)

Cherokee

d)

Mohawk

3.

What city is the capitol of New Jersey

a)

Jersey City

b)

Trenton

c)

Hamilton

d)

Washington DC

4.

New Jersey is also known as the

a)

Silicon Valley State

b)

Garden State

c)

The Big Apple State

d)

Pan Handle State

5.

What was New Jersey named after?

a)

a sports t-shirt with long sleeves

b)

an island off of England called Jersey

c)

a cute brown cow

d)

a Dutch fishing boat

6.

What animal is featured on the NJ Coat of Arms?

a)

the bird

b)

the fox

c)

the horse

d)

the beaver

7.

Long ago, how did the Lenape Natives get their food?

a)

They bought hoagies at WaWa

b)

They went to Shop Rite

c)

They worked in factories

d)

They hunted, fished, and farmed

8.

In the Revolutionary War, the Red Coats were

a)

The French

b)

The Dutch

c)

The British

d)

The Swedes

9.

The first Thanksgiving should have been in NJ, where was it though?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

New Hampshire

c)

Connecticut

d)

Rhode Island

10.

Who was the first governor of NJ?

a)

George Washington

b)

Donald Trump

c)

William Livingston

d)

Phil Murphy

11.

What River did George Washington cross in the Battle of Trenton?

a)

The Manasquan River

b)

The Hudson River

c)

The Passaic River

d)

The Delaware River

12.

Which mountains are in northern NJ?

a)

The Appalachian Mountains

b)

The Rocky Mountains

c)

The Great Smoky Mountains

d)

The Green Mountains

13.

Who were the first European settlers in NJ?

a)

Spanish Conquistadors

b)

Dutch traders

c)

British Colonists

d)

French Chefs

14.

Thomas Edison was a NJ inventor known for perfecting the

a)

cellular phone

b)

rail road

c)

motor car

d)

light bulb

15.

NJ was the third state to ratify the

a)

Constitution

b)

Bible

c)

Pledge of Allegiance

d)

Treaty of Versailles

16.

The New Jersey coastline is also known as

a)

Malibu

b)

The Bahamas

c)

The Jersey Shore

d)

The Outer Banks

17.

What type of animal pelt did the Lenni Lenape trade for daggers and fire arms?

a)

Beaver

b)

Possum

c)

Fox

d)

Horse

18.

What mythical creature might lurk in the NJ Pine Barrens?

a)

The Loch Ness Monster

b)

The Yeti

c)

The New Jersey Devil

d)

The Werewolf

19.

The 3 branches of government are the Legislative, the Judicial and the

a)

Executive

b)

Royal House of Windsor

c)

Principal

d)

Queen

20.

The NJ state motto is

a)

Freedom and Unity

b)

Liberty and Prosperity

c)

Strength and Honor

d)

Blessings and Righteousness