NEW JERSEY 



NEW JERSEY 



RESEARCH QUESTIONS ON NEW JERSEY 



(An Outline imltnble for New Jeroey will be found with the article "State. "i 



What characteristic won for this state its popular name? What historical event 

 is commemorated in its proper name? 



Name three places which give this state the right to the title of the "Playground 

 of America." 



How many states of the Union are larger? How many of these have a larger 

 population? 



How extensive is the land boundary of the state? By what state is this land 

 boundary formed? 



If Illinois were as densely populated as is New Jersey, how many inhabitants 

 would it have? Answer the same question for New York. 



How many cities are there in the state which have a population as large as or 

 larger than that of El Paso, Tex.? 



In a gathering of one thousand people, who were representatives of all classes of 

 the inhabitants, how many would be found who could not read or write? 



How does the state care for the education of its blind? 



Describe the Delaware Water Gap. How was it formed? 



How many hills as lofty as New Jersey's greatest height would it take to reach 

 the highest altitude of New Hampshire? Of Colorado? 



What are the Palisades? In what other state are they to be found? 



In what direction do most of the rivers flow? What is the chief power-producing 

 '.' What product do we owe to its power? 



Explain the excess of moisture which sometimes is to be found in the coastal 

 regions. 



Why is the production of garden vegetables and small fruits so profitable in this 

 What valuable products are obtained from apparently waste land in bogs and 

 mountains? 



What does the state do to help the farmer? 



What very important manufacturing industries are based on the mineral produc- 

 tion of the state? 



II \v many states have more extensive manufactures? What distinction has 

 Newark as an industrial city? In what industrial enterprises is New Jersey unsur- 

 passed by any state? 



Mention some very important things which the country receives from tin- inlu>- 

 tablishmcnts of Orange. 



Why does the state have such excellent transportation facilities? What is the 

 <>ad mileage to one hundred square miles of an 



How many constitutions has the state had? When was the present one adopted? 



What legislation shows the progressive character of the state? 



Who compared New Jersey to a "cider barrel tapped at both ends," and what did 

 in by tin- comparison? 



duration tl institutions have existed in the state since before the Revolu- 

 tionary War? 



In wh.it aspect of th tn atim nt of t!..- Indians was New Jersey a pioneer? 



\Vh:it part did the state play in the Revolution? 



What was the "New Jersey Plan," and how did the state show its patriotism \\hrn 

 this was rejected? 



