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Why was Delaware founded as a colony?

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Delaware was initially founded by Peter Minuit and the New Swedish Company in 1638 because of its rich soil and agricultural prospects, such as wheat, which led to highly prosperous trading. Delaware became one of the original 13 English colonies of the New World, and it was specifically part of the Middle Colonies, nestled between the New England colonies and the Southern Colonies. read more

They landed in what is now Wilmington, Delaware and founded their colony there. New Sweden Becomes Part of New Netherland While the Dutch and Swedes coexisted for some time, the incursion of the Dutch into New Sweden territory saw its leader, Johan Rising, move against some Dutch settlements. read more

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