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DELAWARE: The Dutch were the frst Europeans to settle in present-day Delaware in

the Middle region by establishing a trading post at Zwaanendael near the site o!

Lewes in "#$"% Within a year all the settlers were &illed in a dispute with area 'ati(e

A)erican Tribes% *n "#$+ 'ew ,weden a ,wedish trading post and colony was

established at ort .hristina /now in

Wil)ington0 by 1eter Minuit at thehead o! a group o! ,wedes inns

and Dutch% The colony o! 'ew

,weden lasted !or "2 years% *n "#3"

the Dutch rein(igorated by the

leadership o! 1eter ,tuy(esant

established a !ort at present-day

'ew .astle and in "#33 they

con4uered the 'ew ,weden colony

anne5ing it into the Dutch 'ew

'etherland% 6nly nine years later in

"##7 the Dutch were con4uered by

a 8eet o! English ships by ,ir Robert

.arr under the direction o! 9a)es

the Du&e o! or&% ighting o; a prior

clai) by .ecil .al(ert

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=y "+"@ nearly $ percent o! the !ree population consisted o! !ree people o! color

who nu)bered slightly )ore than "@@@@% The western areas were do)inated by

white !a)ilies especially ,cots-*rish who operated s)all subsistence !ar)s% *n the

early national period the state beca)e a center o! 9e;ersonian and 9ac&sonian

de)ocracy with a strong Whig presence especially in the West% A!ter 'at TurnerIs

sla(e uprising in "+$" 'orth .arolina and other southern states reduced the rightso! !ree blac&s% *n "+$3 the legislature withdrew their right to (ote%

,6JT? .AR6L*'A: ,outhern .arolina prospered !ro) the !ertility o! the Low .ountry

and the harbors such as that at .harles Town /later .harleston0% *t allowed religious

toleration encouraging settle)ent by )erchants !ro) the success!ul rench

?uguenot and ,ephardic 9ewish co))unities o! London%

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.harles ** granted a land charter to Willia) 1enn to repay a debt o! P"#@@@ /around

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