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The discovery of Delaware
TimeLine In 1609 Henry Hudson, an Englishman, under commission the Dutch East India Company and seeking a Northwest passage to China and Japan, discovered Delaware Baay. -
Dutch colonists settle at Zwaanendael
ZwaanendaelResidents of Pilottown watched anxiously as a small British boat skidded to a halt on the sands of Lewes beach. Several sailors hopped out of the boat and held it steady for the red-coated British officers, who disembarked with little fanfare. A short distance away, 50 men from the Delaware militia stood in formation on the Delaware sand. -
Land ownership
William Penn was granted land from England, that included Delaware, and established the colony of Pennsylvania. -
Delaware flourished under English rule
Newark, Dover and Wilmington were all founded during the early 1700s. The lumber industry brought thousands to work in sawmills built along the Delaware River. By 1760, nearly 35,000 people lived in the Delaware region. During the 1760s, England forced severe taxes on the American colonies. Delawareans and other colonists refused to pay these taxes. -
Hudson, Henry
Hudson, Henry, fl. 1607–11, English navigator and explorer. He was hired (1607) by the English Muscovy Company to find the Northeast Passage to Asia. He failed, and another attempt (1608) to find a new route was also fruitless. Engaged (1609) for the same purpose by the Dutch East India Company, he sailed in the Half Moon to Spitsbergen, where extreme ice and cold brought his crew near mutiny. Hudson, determined not to lose his reputation as an explorer. -
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Delaware Colony
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Original Name
About the colonyThe original name of the colony was the Delaware Colony (before 1776, the Lower Counties on Delaware), which later became Delaware. -
Thomas McKean denounced the Stamp Act
InfoKent County native John Dickinson, became the "Penman of the Revolution." Patriot leaders Thomas McKean and Caesar Rodney convinced the Colonial Assembly to declare itself separated from British and Pennsylvania rule on June 15, 1776. Caesar Rodney gave the delegation the votes needed to cast Delaware's vote for Independence. -
Washington crossing the Delaware
WashingtonDuring the American Revolution, George Washington organized a surprise attack against the Hessian forces in Trenton. Washington led a column of troops through the icy Delaware river. After defeating the troops of Johan Rall, the army crossed back the river to Pennsylvania. -
The Battle of Trenton
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The Battle of Trenton was fought during the American Revolutionary war and it took place near Trenton, New Jersey. The battle was fought between the Americans against the Hessians and British troops after the Americans lost the battle in New York and were forced to retreat through New Jersey. -
The Treaty of Paris
[http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/revolut/jb_revolut_treaty_2.html](Pic)The Treaty of Paris is signed by the victorious United States and the defeated Great Britain. -
Delaware ratifies the constitution
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The deputies of the people of the Delaware state, in Convention met, having taken in serious consideration the Federal Constitution proposed and agreed upon by the deputies of the United States in a General Convention held at the city of Philadelphia.
