Swedish South Company
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The Swedish South Company was a 17th-century Swedish trading company that organized and managed Sweden’s short-lived colonial ventures in North America, particularly in the Delaware Valley.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chartered company
ⓘ
colonial trading company ⓘ trading company ⓘ |
| activity |
Atlantic trade
ⓘ
colonial administration ⓘ fur trade ⓘ tobacco trade ⓘ |
| colonialFocus |
Delaware Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mid-Atlantic region of North America ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Kingdom of Sweden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swedish crown ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Swedish monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | Stockholm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Swedish ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | instrument of Sweden’s brief colonial presence in North America ⓘ |
| industry | trade ⓘ |
| managed | Swedish colonial trade in the Delaware Valley ⓘ |
| operatedAlong |
Christina River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delaware River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Delaware Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organized |
Swedish colonial ventures in North America
ⓘ
settlement of New Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryColony | New Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish Swedish colonies in North America
ⓘ
to promote Swedish overseas trade ⓘ |
| regionOfColonialActivity |
present-day Delaware
ⓘ
present-day Maryland ⓘ present-day New Jersey ⓘ present-day Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | part of early European colonization of the Delaware River region ⓘ |
| sponsored |
Swedish settlement ships to North America
ⓘ
colonial expeditions to the Delaware Valley ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| tradeGoods |
furs
ⓘ
iron products ⓘ timber ⓘ tobacco ⓘ |
| tradeRoute | Sweden–North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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