Delaware Colony

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British North American colony Thirteen Colonies

Delaware Colony was a British North American colony along the mid-Atlantic coast that later became the state of Delaware, known for its early settlement, diverse population, and role in colonial trade and politics.

Aliases (1)

named "Delaware" after Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr ×1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British North American colony → Thirteen Colonies →
alsoKnownAs	Lower Counties on the Delaware → Three Lower Counties →
borderedBy	New Jersey across the Delaware River → Province of Maryland → Province of Pennsylvania →
capital	New Castle →
composedOf	Kent County → New Castle County → Sussex County →
country	Kingdom of Great Britain →
currency	Pennsylvania pound →
economy	coastal trade → fur trade → grain production → lumber trade → tobacco cultivation →
followedBy	State of Delaware →
foundedBy	Dutch West India Company → New Sweden Company →
governmentType	constitutional monarchy under British Crown → proprietary colony →
hasEthnicGroup	African slaves → Dutch colonists → English colonists → Finnish colonists → German colonists → Lenape people → Nanticoke people → Swedish colonists →
language	Dutch → English → German → Swedish →
legislature	Delaware General Assembly →
locatedIn	Mid-Atlantic region →
locatedOn	Atlantic coast of North America →
namedAfter	Delaware River → Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr →
partOf	British America → Province of Pennsylvania →
partOfConflict	American Revolutionary War (as Delaware) → Anglo-Dutch Wars (region contested) → French and Indian War (as part of British America) →
precededBy	New Netherland → New Sweden →
religion	Anglicanism → Lutheranism → Presbyterianism → Quakerism →
sharedGovernorWith	Province of Pennsylvania →
significantEvent	ratification of the United States Constitution in 1787 by successor state → separate assembly granted from Pennsylvania in 1704 →
timePeriod	17th century → 18th century →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Colony of Pennsylvania → Province of New Jersey → Province of Pennsylvania →	borderedBy
British colonial authorities →	exercisedPowerIn
United Colonies →	hasPart
Middle Colonies →	included
Delaware people ("named "Delaware" after Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr") →	nameOrigin
Colony of Maryland →	neighboringColony