Delaware Colony
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Delaware Colony canonical | 13 |
| Colony of Delaware | 1 |
| named "Delaware" after Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T91083 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Delaware Colony Context triple: [Province of New Jersey, borderedBy, Delaware Colony]
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Connecticut Colony
Connecticut Colony was one of the original English settlements in North America that became a charter colony and later formed part of the U.S. state of Connecticut.
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New Hampshire Colony
New Hampshire Colony was an early English settlement in North America that developed as a separate royal colony known for its small farming communities, timber, and fishing industries.
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Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations was an early English settlement in New England known for its religious tolerance, political independence, and role as one of the original Thirteen Colonies that later formed the United States.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was a 17th-century English Puritan settlement in New England that became a major political, religious, and cultural center and a foundation for the future state of Massachusetts.
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Plymouth Colony
Plymouth Colony was an early 17th-century English settlement in present-day Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims seeking religious freedom and is often regarded as one of the first successful British colonies in North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Delaware Colony Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Connecticut Colony
Connecticut Colony was one of the original English settlements in North America that became a charter colony and later formed part of the U.S. state of Connecticut.
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B.
New Hampshire Colony
New Hampshire Colony was an early English settlement in North America that developed as a separate royal colony known for its small farming communities, timber, and fishing industries.
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C.
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations was an early English settlement in New England known for its religious tolerance, political independence, and role as one of the original Thirteen Colonies that later formed the United States.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was a 17th-century English Puritan settlement in New England that became a major political, religious, and cultural center and a foundation for the future state of Massachusetts.
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Plymouth Colony
Plymouth Colony was an early 17th-century English settlement in present-day Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims seeking religious freedom and is often regarded as one of the first successful British colonies in North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British North American colony
ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lower Counties on the Delaware
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Lower Counties on the Delaware ⓘ
surface form:
Three Lower Counties
|
| borderedBy |
New Jersey across the Delaware River
ⓘ
Colony of Maryland ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Maryland
Province of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| capital |
New Castle, Delaware
ⓘ
surface form:
New Castle
|
| composedOf |
Kent County
ⓘ
New Castle County, Delaware ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Province of Delaware
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Delaware
|
| foundedBy |
Dutch West India Company
ⓘ
New Sweden ⓘ
surface form:
New Sweden Company
|
| governmentType |
constitutional monarchy under British Crown
ⓘ
proprietary colony ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
African slaves
ⓘ
Dutch colonists ⓘ English colonists ⓘ Finnish colonists ⓘ German colonists ⓘ Lenape ⓘ
surface form:
Lenape people
Nanticoke people ⓘ Swedish colonists ⓘ |
| language |
Dutch
ⓘ
English ⓘ German ⓘ Swedish ⓘ |
| legislature | Delaware General Assembly ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mid-Atlantic states
ⓘ
surface form:
Mid-Atlantic region
|
| locatedOn | Atlantic coast of North America ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Delaware River
ⓘ
Thomas West 3rd Baron De La Warr ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr
|
| partOf |
British America
ⓘ
Province of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| partOfConflict |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolutionary War (as Delaware)
Anglo-Dutch Wars ⓘ
surface form:
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
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separate assembly granted from Pennsylvania in 1704 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Delaware Colony Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (15)
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