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1638 by Peter Muit and the New Sweden Company

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Delaware ratified the Constitution and became the first state on Dec. 7, 1787.

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What was the 1st colony to become a state?

Delaware


When was the Colony of Delaware founded?

The Delaware Colony was founded in the year 1638. It was a part of the state of Pennsylvania up until 1703.


Is Delaware the eleventh colony to become a state?

No. Delaware was the first, most likely because of John Dickinson.


When did Delaware become its own colony and not part of Pennsylvania?

It felt like it ?


Who granted permission for Delaware to become a colony?

King George IV


What was the LAST STATE TO BECOME THE 13th colony?

Delaware was the last, so what did she ware?


What was the first stste admitted into the colony to ratify the constitution and become a state?

Delaware


Was the colony Delaware the 1 or 2 colony formed?

The colony of Delaware was the 2st colony formed!


Delaware was what number colony?

Delaware Colony was the second Colony formed in the Americas. Delaware was settled by Peter Minuit in 1638. Delaware Colony was rich in agricultural land.


What year was the legislature of the colony of Delaware met for the first time?

In 1704, Delaware's first independent legislature met.


When did Delaware Colony end?

Delaware Colony ended in 1776.


On what date was the colony of Delaware established?

The colony of Delaware was founded in 1638. The colony of Delaware was originally a region in the Pennsylvania province.