Delaware

media type="custom" key="9415006"The Colony Of Delaware
====Delaware was one of the thirteen colonies and it gave a big contribution in the revolutionary war. It became the first state of the United States and it was part of America's growing. Delaware was a part of the divison of Maryland because Lord Baltimore claimed it. Then the Duke of York claimed it selling it to William Penn leaving Pennsylvania owning Delaware. The colony was governed until the revoultionary war began.==== ====Delaware was founded by a guy that was named Peter Minuit, before Minuit dutch settlers came to Delaware but got massacared by the native americans .Peter Minuit founded Deleware in 1638, when it became one of the 13 colonies. Here is a little backround imformation on Peter Minuit, Peter Minuit was Dutch and formed New Sweden. New sweden was a part of New Netherland. When King Charles ll gave his brother New Netherland he demanded the surrender of New Sweden. Peter Minuit renamed New Sweden to Delaware. Delaware was founded because people wanted freedom of religon and it had a good trade and agriculture and also expaned trade. Delaware was flashing with life and had lots of land for people to live on. Lenni Lenape indians also lived in some parts of delaware and often had war with the settlers.==== ====Delaware's enconomy was mostly based on trading and farming.Some of Delaware's major industries were wheat, corn, rice, indigo, and they were good at ironworking. Delaware was part of the middle region bordering Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Delaware's was part of the lower counties so they didn't have much big citys or a voice in the colony when pennsylvania and massachusetts were very important colonys. The soicety in Delaware was usual to the other colonies. Some kids went to school while others helped in small family farms ans worked in shops. Delaware was aslo part in the slave trade like most of the other colonies. Pennsylvania and Delware shared a governor so Delaware's governor was William Penn. Delaware like Pennsylvania had religous freedom so any religon was aloud. Some of the religons in Delaware were Presbyterian, Anglican Episcopal, and Dutch Reforme.====

Fun Facts
The Capitol of Delaware is Dover

PETER MINUIT AND THE DELAWARE COIN: State Flower of Delaware Peach Blossom
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DELAWARE MAP AND THE DELWARE FLAG:



FUNNY DELAWARE QUOTE:


Time Line

1664-Sir Robert Carr drives the Dutch off the Delaware and Delaware becomes an English colony
==== 1681-William Penn was granted land from England, that included Delaware, and established the colony of Pennsylvania 1756 - 1763 - The French and Indian War due to disputes over land is won by Great Britain. France gives England all French territory east of the Mississippi River, except New Orleans. The Spanish give up east and west Florida to the English in return for Cuba ==== ==== 1763 - 1767 Legal battles were settled by a survey, which resulted in the Mason-Dixon line, surveyed by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon 1775 - 1783: The American Revolution creates the United States of America. The Revolution was due to the British burden of taxes and total power to legislate any laws governing the American colonies ====

1812 - 1815 - The War of 1812 between U.S. and Great Britain, ended in a stalemate but confirmed America's Independence
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