Delaware Questions

1. Which country started the colony? Sweden and Netherlands. The first group to settle here was from the Netherlands but the first permeant settlement was from the country of Sweden.

2. Where was the colony located? It was west of the Province of New Jersey, South of the Province of Pennsylvania and east of the Province of Maryland.

3. How did the political system work? They shared their governor with Pennsylvania for a short time. But William Penn realized that this couldn't work because of the different ethnicities that mdae up Delaware's population. The representatives of Selaware meet in New Castle to sort of political matters.


4. Who specifically attributed with the founding of the colony? King Charles II of England, James,
the Duke of York and Peter Minuit and the Sweden Company and also Zuydt Riviere.

5. What was the economy based on? It was based on trapping and then trading what they trapped.

6. Why was the colony settled? Sweden wanted to have influence in the new world as well as power.

7. When was the colony started? In 1631, the Dutch had a settlement that was later destoryed because of a confusion. But in 1638, the Swedish started a colony that was permeant. The fort was named Fort Christina after the queen of Sweden.

8. Who were the founder(s) of the colony? Peter Minuit, Zuydt Riviere and the New Sweden Company

9. Where was Delaware's first colony established? Fort Christina, later called Fort Altena, is located approximately 1 mile from the present day Wilmington, Delaware or 2 miles from the mouth of Christina in the Delaware River.

10. Why was the Colony established? This was established out the gain of power and influence. The group of people that settled here first were Swedish and they wanted an influence on the new world.

11. What social customs were "The Norms" of the colony? They were trappers and traders. They trapped beavers along the river bank and then trade them to the indians for land and other goods.