History of delaware

  • delaware founded

    delaware founded

    delaware was founded by Peter Minuit, during the cold winter of 1609
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    delaware timeline

  • Dutch coloniest established Zwaanendael

    Dutch coloniest established Zwaanendael

    The dutch establisshed the town we now know as Lewes.
  • first African slaves in Delaware.

    first African slaves in Delaware.

    there wasnt a set date but they arrived in the year of 1639.
  • Fort Casimir established.

    Fort Casimir established.

    Peter Stuyvesant, New York Governer, founded Fort Casimir
  • french and indian war begins

    french and indian war begins

    the french and british started a war over landownership.
  • the french and indian war ends

    the french and indian war ends

    Britain gained control of all land held by france.
  • stamp act congress

    stamp act congress

    they held a prrotest of eniglish taxation.
  • delaware declares independence from england

    delaware declares independence from england

    delaware was the firdt state to delclare its independence from england and became the first state
  • John McKinley

    John McKinley

    John McKinely was the first governer of delaware
  • Delare became the first state

    Delare became the first state

    Delaware ratified U.S. constitution
  • the war of 1812 began.

    the war of 1812 began.

    the war began because britians king was trying to take back america
  • the 13th amendment

    the 13th amendment

    the 13th amendment was passed to abolish slavery
  • the spanish american war

    the spanish american war

    it was due to the invention of the cuba war
  • delaware became last state to abolish pillory

    delaware became last state to abolish pillory

  • first automobile

    first automobile

    the first car that was astablished in delawre
  • women college

    women college

    the first ever woman college opened in newark, delaware
  • world war II

    world war II

    more then 30,000 men and woman were taken from delaware to fight in the war
  • S.B. Woo elected governer

    S.B. Woo elected governer

    he later became the highest ranking Asian american offical in the united states
  • State quarter

    State quarter

    delawares first state quarter was astablished
  • Ruth Ann Minner

    Ruth Ann Minner

    Ruth Ann Minner was elected, and became delawares first woman governer
  • "the first state"

    "the first state"

    "the first state" became delawares offical nickname
  • Jack Markell

    Jack Markell

    Jack Maarkell was elected governer of delaware
  • strawberry

    strawberry

    the strawberry became delawares offical fruit
  • cival union

    cival union

    delaware passes first cival union law