In 1700 Delaware, being rich typically meant possessing large tracts of land, which were essential for agriculture and trade. Wealthy individuals often engaged in farming, particularly tobacco and grain production, and owned enslaved people to work their plantations. Social status was marked by lavish homes, access to education, and participation in colonial governance. The affluent class had significant influence over economic and political affairs, enjoying a lifestyle characterized by material comforts and social privileges.
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Education in Delaware between the 1600's and 1700's was simple. Education was in a one room school for the children.
1609-the Delaware Bay and the Delaware are founded by Henry Hudson 1700-Captain Kidd visits Delaware 1787-Delaware becomes a state 1802-the gunpowder factory is built 1866-Thomas Kimber forms a group 1911-the first American highway is built 1923-Delaware becomes a leading state in raising chickens
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Slavery was legal in Delaware throughout the 1600s and 1700s. In the late 1700s, Delaware became the first state to join the United States.
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In the 1700s, people in Delaware wore slacks and shirts. Women typically wore dresses, shirts, and other modest pieces of clothing.
Marriage in the 1700's was more of an arranged marriage where women's parents were to find a rich man for her to marry, for the success of their life, better living, and status.