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∙ 13y agoThe Dutch arrived in New Zealand by accident. Abel Tasman was a trader with the Dutch East India Company, and he was seeking new trade routes and opportunities when he came across both Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania, one of Australia's states) and New Zealand in 1642.
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What country ruled colonial Delaware?
The Dutch
What are some ethnic groups of colonial Delaware?
Dutch, Swedish, English, Germans, and even Finnish settled in colonial Delaware.
When did the first explorers come to colonial Delaware?
why
What country claimed Delaware?
Before coming under British colonial rule as part of Pennsylvania, Delaware had Dutch and Swedish settlements.
Did Dutch people live in colonial Delaware?
Peter Minuit was a Dutch explorer that took some Swedish colonists to settle in New Jersey.
How did new Sweden come to an end?
the dutch defeated them in Delaware which ended New Sweden. It was then Delaware which became part of New Netherland.
Where there churches in colonial Delaware?
yes there was churches in colonial Delaware
What colonial words start with d?
· Declaration of Independence· Delaware· Delaware River· Delegates· Deserter· William Dawes
What did Delaware grow in colonial time?
they did not grow crops in colonial Delaware because they had bad land
Did Colonial Delaware raise oranges as a crop?
Yes colonial Delaware grew oranges as a crop. Vegetables, flax, grain and cattle were also major crops in colonial Delaware.
Who funded colonial Philadelphia?
The dutch The dutch
What was the land of colonial Delaware like?
The land of colonial Delaware was very fertile and was often used for farming and lumber.
