Our Colony project! :)

Delaware was chosen after we lost a game of chance to Katelyn, KyRae and Mckenzee! But although we didn't get our first choice, Delaware was really fun state to study. In the midst of the fun, it was tough! We had to search vigorously for hours to find the correct information. We are happy it is finally done! :)
Delaware was a fairly difficult colony to find the right sources about. But once we found the right sites, the information came in plentiful amounts. Ha Ha! Not really. But we got just enough to finish the blog and that's all that matter. The easiest part was typing and that makes sense. It was like easy breezy, smooth sailing, walking in a winter wonderland. Pretty simple. Okay... We are finally done boring you with this speech. Now we will bore you with our project. Ha Ha. Just Kidding! Please don't get bored. I hope that you like our project! :)
THAT'S ALL FOLKS! Word out! :)
Love,
Jamie, Megan and Steph!

Random facts of Delaware Colony

• The ships that brought Peter Minuit and the New Sweden company were called Kalmar Nyckel and Fogel Grip.








• The final spot of the fort was decided because the settlement wanted to be close enough to the Lenape Indians to be able to trade beaver pelts with them.








• The Dutch built a fort 7 miles away from the Swedish fort so they could menace them.








• The reason for the destruction the first fort in Delaware was a misunderstanding between the Lenape indians and this group called the New Netherlands. The New Netherlands people got massacred.








• The first governor was Johan Printz. He weighted over 400 pounds.

• The Lenape Indians called him "Big Belly."








• Delaware colony was a melting pot of countries or ethnicities.








• William Penn was granted Pennsylvania and then later received Delaware.








• William Penn owned Delaware until shortly after the Revolutionary war.








• Delaware became the first of the United States on December 7, 1787.








• Delaware had two different names changes before it became well.... Delaware. It was called New Netherlands and New Sweden.








• Delaware got it's name from the Delaware river and the river was named after Lord de la Warr, the governor of the Jamestown Colony.

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.

Delaware

William Penn and the Province of Pennsylvania owned portions of Delaware. This was said to have happened in the 1680's between the Lenape-Delaware tribe and William Penn. This trade was establish for the tribes good-will and for the Province to gain more land. The Lenape-Delaware tribe promised they would sell them a portion of land between the Delaware river and the Lehigh river. They decided to give them any ammount of land that a man could in a day and a half. This trade was called "The Walking Purcase." Pennsylvania ended up gaining 70 miles of land or 1,200,000 acres of the Delaware Colony. After theygave them the land, the tribe regreted it. The Lenape-Delaware tribe fought for 19 years to get the treaty abolished but they had no success. The tribe had to later move west to gain space.

Delaware..

Native Americans called Lenni Lenape lived on the land of Delaware. At first they didn't mind to have the European settlers share land. The settlers gave them goods to pay for the land that they used but the Natives took them as gifts. This confusion cause war between the two groups. The tribe then moved farther away from their home land. More and more European people were coming to explore the land. First Netherland people, then Dutch! They all had their owm land until the Revolutionary War in 1703. The Colony was governed by Pennsylvania before and shortly afther the war. The Colony fought for Independence to no longer be under the reign of the Dutch and English Empires!

Delaware..

Delaware was founded in 1631 by Dutch settlers but the first perment settlement was done by Peter Minuit and the New Sweden company. Delaware or previously known as "New Sweden" was orginally part of New Netherland. This land was first owned by Charles II, the king of England and then later passed down to his brother, James, the Duke of York. Then shortly after he renamed it Delaware. In 1655, the Swedish ended their rule.s

This is our colony project. It was done by: Jamie Smith, Stephanie Denos and Megan Lalliss. This is done for the viewing proposes of Mr. Moody and his 7th period class. Thank you! ENJOY!!!!! :)