Which groups held different loyalties during New Jersey’s Revolutionary War years?
Correct answer(s):
- Loyalists, Patriots, British troops, and civilians
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Why can a township have more residents than a legally designated city in New Jersey?
Correct answer(s):
- Townships and cities are different municipal classifications
How did New Jersey’s 1776 state constitution differ from its 1787 federal ratification?
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- They were distinct legal and political events
What helped New Jersey suburbs expand during the twentieth century?
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- Highway construction and metropolitan growth
Which groups could sometimes vote under New Jersey’s early property-based election rules?
Correct answer(s):
- Some property-owning women and free Black residents
What change did New Jersey’s 1807 voting law make?
Correct answer(s):
- It narrowed voting to qualified free white male citizens
How did New Jersey’s 1804 law address slavery?
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- It provided for gradual abolition
Which statement describes the limits of the 1804 gradual abolition law?
Correct answer(s):
- It did not immediately free everyone already enslaved
Which constitutional amendment eventually prohibited slavery throughout the United States?
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- Thirteenth Amendment
Which early American leader supported manufacturing at Paterson’s Great Falls?
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- Alexander Hamilton
When was the Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures founded?
Correct answer(s):
- 1791
How did early Paterson mills use the Passaic River’s energy?
Correct answer(s):
- By directing water through industrial raceways
After which New Jersey governor was Paterson named?
Correct answer(s):
- William Paterson
Which industry was central to Paterson’s early industrial development?
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- Textiles
In what year was the original New Jersey State House completed?
Correct answer(s):
- 1792
Which textile gave Paterson a well-known industrial nickname?
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- Silk
Which states ratified the U.S. Constitution before New Jersey?
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- Delaware and Pennsylvania
What infrastructure helped expand New Jersey industries in the nineteenth century?
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- Canals and railroads
Where did New Jersey delegates meet to approve the proposed U.S. Constitution in 1787?
Correct answer(s):
- Trenton
How did industrial employment affect New Jersey settlements?
Correct answer(s):
- It attracted workers to growing towns and cities