Delaware

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I. Leaders
Although King George the 3rd ruled all American colonies, he never actualy went to America. David Pietersen De Vries was one of the rulers of Delware.

King George is ruler of england and he was also paid for most of the voyages across the Atlantic Ocean.

III. What was grown/Occupations
corn, squash, beans, sweet potatoes

IV. What was made/Occupations
The occupations for men were hunting and fishing, they hunted their game and fished the fish. Mostly catfish and salmon. The women had the job of cleaning, cooking meals, and tending to the crops.The people also had a craving for beaver fur because it was very valuable. They started trading with he Natives with all that they had and soon they had to go back to England and Europe for more supplies. Thier most popular export is Grain.

VI. Problems and difficulties
===when David returned in 1777 from a trip to get suplies from england, he found that all the houses were burned and the population was either dead or sick. And a chat with a nihgboring tribe told him why; Anative american had taken a sacred medalion thinking it would make good material for a pipe for smoking tobaco. The pilgrims demanded that he give it back. The native American was executed, Because his tribe wanted to keep up the trade beetween them and the colony. The native american's friends had come and burned down the colony, for they wanted thier revenge.===

A. Clothing
===In the Delaware colony the poeple wore long dresses that where very puffy. They were held up by a metal rounded hoop that went around the waist. thin waists were valued by the people and their hair style was to wear wigs. Women and men paid extreme amounts of money to have thir haeds shaved and their hair replaced by wigs. The men wore trousers and something like a blouse htey wore long peticoats if they could afford them and paid hansomely for tricorn hats with feathers. Children dressed like heir parents but in smaller clothing. Most of the dresses that the women wore were brightly colored.===

B. Education
===The richer the children the better they were treated in school. They got the same assignments but were treated better. They mainly learn writing, reading, and mathematics. And they all got taught in the same room. They had tables attached to the benches made by the carpenter.===

The elected leaders where controling the poeple. They did vote but only rarely. The oldest child after their leader became leader after them.

VII.I Relationships with Natives
===The natives were called Lenni Lenape. Samulual Argagall named the Delaware River and bay and he called the Indians delaware too! Dela Warr was who he named them after. The setllers didnt really notice the Indians but were wary of them. Thehe largest tribe are the Lenni Lenape.their population totals about 20,000 natives, they live in a settlement around Delaware Bay and they grew crops and cleaned using the water and they also fished. The wors Lenni Lenape means "original people". The main crop for them was corn and the men hunted and fished while the women were in charge of the crops and cooked. The main meal they ate was called succotash. Which is a mixture of corn and beans. Houses called wigwams where made outn of wooden poles and bark. The wood was also made for canoes which used 20 feet.When a fsh was caught it was clenaed then wrapped in clay. When they were taken home they were cooked in warm ahses.===

IX. Slavery
there wee indentured servants and african slaves. they were mainly used to help with crops because the corn and bread where a big hit. The people called the Middle colonies the breadbaskets of the colonies. English merchants needed blue dye for clothes so Delware grew a bit of indigo plants to make indigo dye by squeezeing it out.

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XII. geography Delaware is generally a very falt place. And is located on the eastern coast touching the Atlantic Ocean. The flat land is very good for farming so Delaware sells and trades alot of crops. The highest elavation in Delaware is 442 feet abouve sea level in New Castle County.