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Located on the east coast of the usa, new jersey is considered one of the most populated states in the whole of north america. New jersey has a long and distinguished history that dates back far before the american revolution, in which the state played a pivotal role. Greatgreatgrandfather stephen crane 17091780 a new jersey delegate to first continental congress. Originally settled by native americans, new jersey has welcomed waves of immigrants, from the dutch and english in the 1600s to. There was no equivalent of patrick henrys famous give me liberty or give me death speech. One of the original colonies, new jersey was an important battleground during the american revolution. Family moved in 1876 to port jervis, new york, where father became pastor of drew methodist church. Native americans moved into new jersey soon after the reversal of the younger dryas.
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