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1 day ago · Delaware, constituent state of the United States of America. The first of the original 13 states to ratify the federal Constitution, it occupies a small niche in the Boston – Washington, D.C., urban corridor along the Middle Atlantic seaboard. It ranks 49th among the 50 U.S. states in terms of total area and is one of the most densely populated.
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1 day ago · Delaware Colony (before 1776, the Lower Counties on Delaware), established in 1664 as proprietary colony; Province of New York, established as a proprietary colony in 1664; chartered as royal colony in 1686; included in the Dominion of New England (1686–1689)
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3 days ago · George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River in the dead of the night on Christmas and his subsequent victories in New Jersey energized a tired and sad Colonial Army and gave the American people cause for celebration. It was a desperate gamble, and it worked. Here's how:
3 days ago · John Winthrop (born January 22 [January 12, Old Style], 1588, Edwardstone, Suffolk, England—died April 5 [March 26], 1649, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony [U.S.]) was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the chief figure among the Puritan founders of New England.
4 days ago · By this time, the English colonies numbered 13. They were Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. European nations sent settlers to North America beginning the 16th century. These settlements eventually became the 13 ...
1 day ago · The several hundred settlers were centered around the capital of Fort Christina, at the location of what is today the city of Wilmington, Delaware. The colony also had settlements near the present-day location of Salem, New Jersey (Fort Nya Elfsborg) and on Tinicum Island, Pennsylvania.
1 day ago · Delaware Colony, New Netherland, New Sweden: Admitted to the Union: December 7, 1787; 236 years ago () (1st) Capital: Dover: ... was founded in Wilmington. It still ...
