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Overview of and topical guide to New Jersey

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The followingoutline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of New Jersey:

New Jersey –U.S. state on theEast coast of the United States, and the mostdensely populated state in theU.S. It was one of the originalThirteen Colonies thatdeclared their independence in theAmerican Revolution and formed theUnited States of America. It was named after the largest of the BritishChannel Islands,Jersey.^[1]

General reference

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An enlargeable map of theState of New Jersey

Names
- Common name:New Jersey
- Official name:State of New Jersey
- Abbreviations and name codes
- Nicknames
  - Garden State (currently used onlicense plates)
  - The Crossroads of the Revolution (previously used on license plates)
  - The Tomato State
Adjectival:New Jersey
Demonyms
- New Jerseyan
- New Jerseyite

Geography of New Jersey

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Geography of New Jersey

New Jersey is: aU.S. state, afederal state of the United States of America
Location
- Northern Hemisphere
- Western Hemisphere
  - Americas
    - North America
      - Anglo America
      - Northern America
        United States of America
        Contiguous United States
        Eastern United States
        East Coast of the United States
        Northeastern United States
        Northeast megalopolis
        Mid-Atlantic states
Population of New Jersey: 8,791,894 (2010 U.S. Census^[2])
Area of New Jersey:
Atlas of New Jersey

Government and politics of New Jersey

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Politics of New Jersey

Branches of the government of New Jersey

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Government of New Jersey

Executive branch of the government of New Jersey

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Legislative branch of the government of New Jersey

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New Jersey Legislature (bicameral)
- Upper house:New Jersey Senate
- Lower house:New Jersey General Assembly

Judicial branch of the government of New Jersey

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Courts of New Jersey

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Law and order in New Jersey

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Law of New Jersey

Military in New Jersey

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Local government in New Jersey

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Local government in New Jersey

History of New Jersey

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History of New Jersey

History of New Jersey, by period

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Prehistory of New Jersey
Netherlands colony ofNieuw-Nederland, 1624–1664
- Bergen, New Netherland
Swedish colony ofNya Sverige, 1638–1655
English Province of New-York, (1664)
English Province of New-Jersey, 1664–1673
Third Anglo-Dutch War, 1672–1674
- Netherlands military government ofNieuw-Nederland, 1673–1674
- Treaty of Westminster of 1674
English Province of East Jersey 1674–1688
English Province of West Jersey 1674–1688
English Dominion of New-England in America, 1688–1689
English Province of East Jersey 1689–1702
English Province of West Jersey 1689–1702
English Province of New-Jersey 1702–1707
BritishProvince of New-Jersey, 1707–1776
- King George's War, 1740–1748
  - Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle of 1748
- French and Indian War, 1754–1763
  - Treaty of Paris of 1763
American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
- New York and New Jersey campaign, July 3, 1776 – July 26, 1777
  - Battle of Trenton, December 26, 1776
- United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
- Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
State of New Jersey since 1776
- - Eleventh state to ratify theArticles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, signed November 26, 1778
- Third State to ratify theConstitution of the United States of America on December 18, 1787
New Jersey in the 19th century
- War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
  - Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
- American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
  - New Jersey in the American Civil War
- Grover Cleveland becomes 22ndPresident of the United States on March 4, 1885
- Grover Cleveland also becomes 24thPresident of the United States on March 4, 1893
New Jersey in the 20th century
- Woodrow Wilson becomes 28thPresident of the United States on March 4, 1913
New Jersey in the 21st century

History of New Jersey, by region

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By city
- History of Newark, New Jersey

History of New Jersey, by subject

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History of Ku Klux Klan in New Jersey
History of the New Jersey State Constitution
List of New Jersey state legislatures
History of slavery in New Jersey
History of transportation in New Jersey
- History of state highways in New Jersey (pre-1927)

Culture of New Jersey

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Culture of New Jersey

The arts in New Jersey

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Music of New Jersey

Economy and infrastructure of New Jersey

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Economy of New Jersey

Communications in New Jersey
Energy in New Jersey
Health care in New Jersey
- Hospitals in New Jersey
Transportation in New Jersey
- Airports in New Jersey
- List of New Jersey railroads
- Roads in New Jersey
  - State highways in New Jersey

Education in New Jersey

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Education in New Jersey

Schools in New Jersey
- School districts in New Jersey
  - High schools in New Jersey
- Colleges and universities in New Jersey
  - Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
  - Princeton University

References

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^"MSN Encarta". Webcitation.org. Archived fromthe original on October 29, 2009. Retrieved2010-07-25.
^"U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts New Jersey". Archived fromthe original on 2013-10-31. Retrieved2011-11-18.

External links

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Wikimedia Atlas of New Jersey

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