. New dollar atlas of the United States and Dominion of Canada ... er the declaration of independence New Jerseybecame the theatre of war, and some of the most important contests of the Revolutionoccurred within its borders. It was here the battles of Fort Lee, Trenton, Princeton,Millstone, Red Bank and Monmouth were fought. New Jersey adopted a State con-stitution in 1776 and a new one in 1844, which has recently been amended. The Fed-eral constitution was adopted unanimously in December, 1787, and the State capitalwas established at Trenton in 17J0. Slavery existed in the State for many year
. New dollar atlas of the United States and Dominion of Canada ... er the declaration of independence New Jerseybecame the theatre of war, and some of the most important contests of the Revolutionoccurred within its borders. It was here the battles of Fort Lee, Trenton, Princeton,Millstone, Red Bank and Monmouth were fought. New Jersey adopted a State con-stitution in 1776 and a new one in 1844, which has recently been amended. The Fed-eral constitution was adopted unanimously in December, 1787, and the State capitalwas established at Trenton in 17J0. Slavery existed in the State for many years, butin 1840 tliere were only 674 persons held as slaves, and at the census of 1860 onlyeighteen were returned, and New .Jersey was counted as one of the free States. It con-tributed 75,814 men to the Federal armies during the Civil war. Poj^idftfion.—Census of 1880 : Males, 559,922; Females, 571,194; Native,909,416; Foreign, 221,700; WHiite, 1,092,017; Colored, 39,099, including 170 Chinese,2 Japanese, 74 Indians and 2 East Indians.^ 33 MAF» OF NE^V STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA.
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