New Jersey's Contribution During the Revolutionary War

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    New Jersey and the Revolutionary War

    New Jersey made significant contributions during the Revolutionary War, and not just in terms of having the most battles fought on its lands. These contributions the result of its geography, as well as its manufacturing capabilities (iron, weapons), and military experience.

  • New Jersey Sends Delegates to First Continental Congress

    New Jersey sends five delegates to First Continental Congress in Philadelphia called in response to the Intolerance Acts passed by Britian

  • New Jersey Adopts the Declaration of Independence

    Severed all ties with Great Britain

  • First Battle of Trenton

    Washington defeats the Hessians. Major win for Americans that boosted military morale.

  • Mount Hope Iron Works

    Iron was so important that in 1777 New Jersey Legislature passed a law exempting iron workers at Mt. Hope Irons Works from military service

  • Washington in Watchung Mountains

    Washington Rock
    In the spring of 1777, over 8,000 Continental troops were camped in the Watchung Mountains

  • Battle of Monmouth

    Longest Continuous Battle of Revolutionary War

  • Washington and Continental Army at Morristown

    Troops spend coldest winter of the war in Jockey Hollow from Nov. 1779 through June 1780

  • Battle of Connecticut Farms

    British forces are delayed from advancing to Morristown

  • Battle Springfield

    Last major battle in New Jersey and the North

  • Treaty of Paris Signed

    Signing of the Treaty of Paris was the official end of the Revolutionary War