Year: 1638
Founding: It was founded by Peter Minuit and the New Sweden Company. It was split from Pennsylvania along the Delaware River
Motivation: The population in Pennsylvania was getting too large so Delaware split into its own colony.
Economy: exporting natural products and iron ore, agriculture, lumbering
Geography: coastal plain, rich farmland
Government: proprietary colony
Climate: mild summers and winters, good for farming
Religion: religious freedom, no religion
Celebrities/Important People:
Ryan Philippe
Valerie Bertinelli
Sean Patrick Thomas
Judge Reinhold
Target Residents: anyone willing to farm or trade, religion was accepted to practice freely
Founding Documents: Charter of Delaware
Analysis of why the colony was founded:
Delaware was founded because the population of Pennsylvania was getting too large. So the Charter of Delaware declared as its own colony. It was a proprietary colony, which means they were given a charter from the king to setup the colony.
Analysis of government, geography, economy and religion:
The economy of Delaware was mostly farming, lumbering and trading natural products because it was a breadbasket colony. The geography was coastal plains and lots of rich soil for farming as the same as many of the other middle colonies. There was no set religion here. They could live and practice their religion freely.
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Founding: It was founded by Peter Minuit and the New Sweden Company. It was split from Pennsylvania along the Delaware River
Motivation: The population in Pennsylvania was getting too large so Delaware split into its own colony.
Economy: exporting natural products and iron ore, agriculture, lumbering
Geography: coastal plain, rich farmland
Government: proprietary colony
Climate: mild summers and winters, good for farming
Religion: religious freedom, no religion
Celebrities/Important People:
Ryan Philippe
Valerie Bertinelli
Sean Patrick Thomas
Judge Reinhold
Target Residents: anyone willing to farm or trade, religion was accepted to practice freely
Founding Documents: Charter of Delaware
Analysis of why the colony was founded:
Delaware was founded because the population of Pennsylvania was getting too large. So the Charter of Delaware declared as its own colony. It was a proprietary colony, which means they were given a charter from the king to setup the colony.
Analysis of government, geography, economy and religion:
The economy of Delaware was mostly farming, lumbering and trading natural products because it was a breadbasket colony. The geography was coastal plains and lots of rich soil for farming as the same as many of the other middle colonies. There was no set religion here. They could live and practice their religion freely.
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