SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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New Jersey
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New York
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Detailed explanation-1: -First permanent settlement did not occur until 1725 with the creation of Brunswick Town, the first capital of the colony of North Carolina and a leading seaport from 1726 to 1776. Rivals for many years, Wilmington (incorporated in 1739) eventually became the center of trade, politics and culture for the region.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pennsylvania and Delaware were proprietary colonies.
Detailed explanation-3: -The colonies that became the state of Delaware lay in the middle of the North American Atlantic coast, extending about 120 miles north from the Atlantic Ocean along the southwestern shore of the Delaware (South) Bay and River to within 10 miles of Philadelphia.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Delaware Colony was the first of the thirteen original colonies to ratify the United States Constitution. Delaware became the first state to ratify the Constitution on December 7, 1787, making it the first state of the United States.