Because New Jersey was located between New York and Philadelphia which gave fighters prime position, not only on land but also in the ocean due to how accessible it was to water. It also was able to control war materials such as raw and worked iron, gunpowder, and muskets.
The British taxed items, people were forced to give up there homes to soldiers
if you are talking about WW2 then yes that is why we had the baby boom because we thought we were the best and wanted to celebrate winning the war and coming home alive.
