Resources
- The colony of DelawareThe Dutch founded the first European settlement in Delaware at Lewes (then called Zwaanendael) in 1631.
- Lower Delaware Colonies (1609-1704)The colonies that became the state of Delaware lay in the middle of the North American Atlantic coast, extending about 120 miles north from the Atlantic Ocean along the southwestern shore of the Delaware (South) Bay and River to within 10 miles of Philadelphia.
- State of DelawareDelaware's history is a long and proud one. Early explorations of our coastline were made by the Spaniards and Portuguese in the sixteenth century, by Henry Hudson in 1609 under the auspices of the Dutch, by Samuel Argall in 1610, by Cornelius May in 1613, and by Cornelius Hendricksen in 1614.
Life in Kent County, Delaware, 1680-1740
Presented by historian Charles Fithian, this program is titled “Intendinge to Seate In These Upward Parts”: Life in Kent County, Delaware, 1680-1740
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r3KSqW7qLA
Perspectives
Peoples of the River Valleys
Offers a fresh interpretation of the history of the Delaware, or Lenape, Indians in the context of events in the mid-Atlantic region and the Ohio Valley.
The Quaker Colonies
A historical chronicle of the founding of Delaware and other early colonies by the Religious Society of Friends, otherwise known as the Quaker movement.
The Middle colonies
The Middle colonies consisted of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Delaware. In this video, Kim Kutz Elliott discusses how their economies combined the industry of the North with the agriculture of the South. They were unusual, however, for their degree of religious toleration and their wide range of ethnic diversity.