SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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New York
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New Jersey
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Pennsylvania
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Delaware
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Detailed explanation-1: -The state was named after Delaware Bay, which in turn derived its name from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1577–1618), the first governor of the Colony of Virginia.
Detailed explanation-2: -WHY’S IT CALLED THAT? In 1610 explorer Samuel Argall named the bay and river after Virginia’s governor, Lord De La Warr-Delaware! Delaware was the first state to ratify, or sign, the U.S. Constitution.
Detailed explanation-3: -History of the State House "William Penn is the father of representative government in Delaware. In 1681 this idealistic English Quaker became proprietor of two colonies in America: Pennsylvania and the Three Lower Counties on Delaware.
Detailed explanation-4: -Jack Alan Markell (born November 26, 1960) is an American politician who currently serves as the United States ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. He previously served as the 73rd governor of Delaware from 2009 to 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party.