DELAWARE
by Darrow and Fernando

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Founder was Peter Minuit.
It is a middle colony.
He founded Delaware in 1638

But James the duke of york took over Delaware

DELAWARE fun facts

• Delaware had lots of crops like corn and wheat
• A common farm in Delaware is 50 to 150 acres
• Delaware has a very good econamy
• Delaware has lots of good schools
• Delaware has big trees that they use for fire.

DELAWARE fun facts (cont.)

• The Delaware Colony was named after its major river the Delaware River, which was named after Sir Thomas West, also known as Lord de la Warr, one of Virginia Colony's early governors.
• "The First State" Delaware is known by this nickname due to the fact that on December 7, 1787, it became the first of the 13 original states to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

religion

• Delaware does not have a specific religion.
• But mainly the religions that people practice are christianity and judaism
• The schools were sometimes catholic

food

• Delaware is famous for their great wheat, corn, and farm products.
• Sense Delaware has such flat and swampy land, farmers can grow tons of wheat and crops.
• Delaware also has awesome crayfish,shellfish,and fruits and vegetables.

Geography

• Flat lowland, Atlantic Coastal Plain and a lot of beaches
• The southern boundary is swampland with over 30,000 acres of swamp.
• Delaware has a mix of the New England and Southern features.
• It has fertile soil and land that is suited to farming and agriculture.

Climate

• Delaware has a mild climate with warm summers and mild winters that are suited to farming and agriculture.

Economy

• Delaware exported agriculture products and natural resources
• They are also able to manufacture iron ore products such as plows, tools, kettles, locks, nails and large blocks of iron which they exported to England
• Delaware was often referred to as a breadbasket colony because it grew so many crops, especially wheat.

Economy (cont.)

• In Delaware ship building was also very important because it made a lot of money ,also was important because they exported a lot.

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