Delaware colony biography

Delaware has had a varied series of Europeans claiming the lands and its borders and ownership shifted many times during the Colonial period. The Dutch were the first to claim the lands but they quarrelled with the local Indians and were wiped out to a man in Meanwhile the King of Sweden had set up a company to undertake colonisation in the New World and the disaster that had befallen the Dutch was an opportunity for the Swedes to move into the area and in two ships sailed to the Delaware.

Delaware colony religion

Old World quarrels spilled into the New World and the Dutch and the Swedes fought each other in The Dutch proved the stronger and put an end to New Sweden and incorporated the lands in to New Netherlands. In fact the English would keep Delaware incorporated into the New York colony until when it was claimed as part of William Penn's Pennsylvania purchase.

However the area secured a separate legislature in , under a charter of privileges granted by William Penn although it maintained strong links with Pennsylvania up until the Revolution. Images Colonial Delaware Images.