Matthew's New Jersey timeline

  • Sep 21, 1524

    european explorer reaches new jersey area.

    european explorer reaches new jersey area.
    1524: European explorer giovanni da

    Verrazzano reaches the New jersey area.
  • Period: Sep 21, 1524 to

    New Jersey

  • henry hudson

    henry hudson
    1609: Henry hudson arrives in sandy hook bay. He claims the area for the netherlands.
  • george washington and his troops arrive in trenton

    george washington and his troops arrive in trenton
    1776: George Washington leads troops to a key victory
    in the Revolutionary war at the battle of trenton. Battle of Trenton 12/26/1776
    What if the Battle of Trenton never happened? I believe, that if the battle of trenton never happened the continental army couldn’t have proved that it could be an effective fighting force. Therefore other forces could plan secret attacks to destroy the continental army . This would affect our world today because the U.S. might not have won.
  • New Jersey

    New Jersey
    1787: New Jersey becomes the third state.
  • The first baseball game

    The first baseball game
    1846: The first pro baseball game is played
    in hoboken New Jersey.
  • woodrow wilson

    woodrow wilson
    1912: Woodrow wilson, a New Jersey governor , is elected the twenty-eighth president of the united states.