New Jersey and New York Compared

Mr. Beat compares New York and New Jersey. What could go wrong? #newyorkstate #newjersey #compared #geography

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After watching this video, I’m sure you’ll understand why many prefer New Jersey over New York. Let’s start with what both states have in common.

First, both have a shrinking population. Yep, they’re losing people. But, New York has more than twice as many people as New Jersey. (NY-19.4 million, NJ- 8.9 million) Most of the population in both states live in the New York metropolitan area, the biggest metropolitan area in the world. Look at that! Despite not having one city within it with a population greater than 300,000, New Jersey is the most densely populated of the 50 states.

Residents of both states are mostly Christian, but both have sizeable minorities who identify as Jewish and Muslim.

Both do share quite a bit of history.

American Indians had lived in what would become the two states for thousands of years. At the time of European arrival, Algonquian and Iroqouian-speaking tribes dominated what would become New York, while the Lenape dominated what would become New Jersey. In 1609, Henry Hudson explored much of what would later be the two states, and soon the Dutch were establishing trading posts, establishing the colony of New Netherland. Soon after, the Swedes settled parts of future New Jersey, establishing the colony of New Sweden, which lasted just 17 years before the Dutch, led by Peter Stuyvesant, conquered it and made it part of New Netherland. But in 1664, the English conquered the Dutch and took over, changing the name to New York and also establishing the colony of New Jersey. In 1673 the Dutch recaptured New York City and renamed it New Orange. One year later the English got it back. Whew.

During the colonial era, both New Jersey and New York attracted immigrants from all over the place, and thus became diverse places. And then, one long border dispute. Between 1701 and 1765, the two colonies led skirmishes and raids against each other in what became known as the New York – New Jersey Line War. The King finally settled it on October 7, 1769. Between 1708 and 1738, New York governors ruled over New Jersey, and this of course made Jersey residents mad.

During the American War of Independence, both colonies saw lots of action, but more than a third of all battles fought in the war took place in New York. After the United States became a country, New York City was the capital until 1790. New Jersey was the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution, New York the 11th. While both states had banned slavery by the early 1800s, it was a gradual thing, and even as late as the Civil War Jersey had a small slave population.

Canals in both states drove growth and industry.