Delaware:
Reason for founding: Trade and profits
Date Founded: 1638
Economy: Grain, rice, indigo,
Geography: Delaware is on top of the Delmarva Peninsula, there are many rivers that flow in Delaware. It faces the Delaware river, which empties out into Delaware Bay, which empties out into the Atlantic Ocean.
Govt. : James, the duke of York had given the land to William Penn, to get land for his own colony of Pennsylvania. Both colonies had the same governor, until Delaware was given it’s own governor in 1776, and had separated from Pennsylvania.
Important Residents: Peter Minuit,
Religion: It was more like a mixture of religion. People could decide what they wanted to be.
Target Resident: Anyone from any religion could come.
Important Documents: Delaware Colonial Charter
Was a Propriety Colony
Reason for founding: Trade and profits
Date Founded: 1638
Economy: Grain, rice, indigo,
Geography: Delaware is on top of the Delmarva Peninsula, there are many rivers that flow in Delaware. It faces the Delaware river, which empties out into Delaware Bay, which empties out into the Atlantic Ocean.
Govt. : James, the duke of York had given the land to William Penn, to get land for his own colony of Pennsylvania. Both colonies had the same governor, until Delaware was given it’s own governor in 1776, and had separated from Pennsylvania.
Important Residents: Peter Minuit,
Religion: It was more like a mixture of religion. People could decide what they wanted to be.
Target Resident: Anyone from any religion could come.
Important Documents: Delaware Colonial Charter
Was a Propriety Colony