i think the history of it is that like everbody had those specific ingrediants and so they decided tp make a stew and there it was colonial stew.
noodles,rice,beef,and vegi stew
They would have corn, many vegetables in it, and some of that other stuff!
it was oatmeal and raisins. i think that's it? sorrry !
The question is impossible to answer, because humankind has been making beef stew - or the equivalent with other meats - since prehistoric times.
England
Food in the colonial Delaware was like any kind of colonial region. They would have stew, corn of course and many more abstact figures of food. They would always cook over a fire. Sometimes kids would use the corn husks to use them as cornhusk dolls.
Stew is just called stew in Ireland, sometimes referred to as Irish stew.
On boats.
why
They came from a colony.
oh come on!
In general, kangaroo stew has kangaroo meat in it. Just like beef stew has beef in it, lamb stew has lamb in it and pork stew has pork in it. The recipes for stew vary widely, but a stated "type" of stew will have that ingredient featured in the presentation.