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Delaware

The three Lower Counties on the Delaware — Swedish, then Dutch, then Penn's reluctant partner.

Separate assembly from 1704; declared the Delaware State in 1776 and was first to ratify the Constitution.

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Borders over time

The atlas holds 3 border frames for Delaware — the shape you scrub through changes in 1664 · 1730 · 1745.

Moments from the Chronicle

• 1664 England takes New Netherland New Amsterdam surrenders; New York, New Jersey and Delaware are created. The Mohawk destroy Pocumtuck the same year.

Further reading

• The Quaker Colonies Sydney George Fisher · 1919

  Covers the Lower Counties on the Delaware and their tie to Penn's Pennsylvania (broad regional context).

• The Swedish settlements on the Delaware Amandus Johnson · 2020

  Johnson's classic scholarly history of the Swedish colony on the Delaware, 1638-1664, and its relations with the Indians, Dutch, and English.

• A History of Delaware John A. Munroe · 1979

  The standard state history — covers the Lower Counties' Swedish and Dutch origins, Penn's reluctant administration, the separate assembly of 1704, and the path to statehood in 1776. More Delaware-specific than either current entry.

Sources

• Delaware Colony — Wikipedia