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Englishmen Henry Hudson discovered Delaware bay river
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England seized area.
Delaware soon became part of the New York Colony. -
Delaware English colony
It became an official English colony -
Philadelphia
It was founded on the Delaware river -
Duke of York gave New York away
he gave it to his two friends, John Berkeley and George Cateret -
French and Indian War
the main reason it took place was to decide if french or Britian got power on North America -
French and Indian war ended
The main reason it ended was because of the treaty of Paris -
Revolutionary war began
The colonists wanted to be free from England and ended when general cornwallis was surrounded and forced to surrender the british position at yorktown, virginia -
Delaware
Became an actual state in the United States -
Nations first state
It was the first day to ratify the constitution of the united states -
War of 1812
The war took place because the British tried to restrict the U.S. trade -
Captain Thomas MacDonough of Delaware
The captain defeated the British on Lake Champlain -
Civil War occured
Only a few hundred joined the confederate army -
union forces
more than 12,000 troops from Delaware joined the union forces -
Emancipation Proclamation
the emancipation proclamation was issued by president lincoln -
women's suffrage convention
it was one of the first conventions held for women in delaware -
13th amendment
the 13th amendment to the U.S. constitution abolished slavery and Delaware soon freed the slaves -
Delaware legislature
they voted against the 14th amendment to U.S. constitution and it guaranteed equal protection for all races -
legislature
they voted against the 15th amendment to U.S. constitution and it gave blacks the right to vote -
Delaware received land
Nicknamed "the wedge" it is a small tract of land along the borders of Delaware Maryland and Pennsylvania -
First automobile
The car was licensed by Delaware but the website never said the name/brand of it -
ownership of Chesapeake and Delaware canal
the ownership was later transferred to the federal government -
Child labor law
the law was enacted in Delaware -
Delaware confirmed
the U.S. supreme court confirmed Delawares right to control Delaware river -
30,000 Delaware men and women
they all served in World War II -
Air Bases
They were created at New Castle, Dover in Delaware -
University of delaware
It ordered to end segregation by Delaware Court of Chancery -
the very first span of Delaware bridge
it opened between Delaware and New Jersey -
Delaware General Assembly
They outlawed racial segregation in public places -
riots
Broke out in Wilmington after assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. because everyone did'nt agree with the situation or each other
