Which fact best describes the Lower Counties on the Delaware?
Correct answer(s):
- The Lower Counties were politically connected with Pennsylvania
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Which option accurately explains Delaware counties?
Correct answer(s):
- The Delaware counties began meeting in a separate legislative assembly in 1704
What is the correct interpretation of Delaware and Pennsylvania?
Correct answer(s):
- Delaware and Pennsylvania continued to share a governor for many years after Delaware's separate assembly began
Which statement best summarizes In 1776, the three Delaware counties?
Correct answer(s):
- In 1776, the three Delaware counties organized themselves as an independent state
Which choice gives the correct context for Caesar Rodney?
Correct answer(s):
- Caesar Rodney is remembered for riding to Philadelphia during the independence debate in 1776
Which statement is correct about Caesar Rodney?
Correct answer(s):
- Caesar Rodney's arrival helped Delaware's delegation support American independence
What is true about the Christina River?
Correct answer(s):
- New Sweden was established along the Christina River in 1638
What is true about Delaware’s capital in 1777?
Correct answer(s):
- Dover became Delaware's capital in 1777
Which description of New Sweden is accurate?
Correct answer(s):
- Peter Minuit led the expedition that established New Sweden
Which description of Delaware’s colonial capital is accurate?
Correct answer(s):
- New Castle had served as Delaware's colonial capital before Dover
Which fact best describes Fort Christina?
Correct answer(s):
- Fort Christina stood at the site of present-day Wilmington
Which fact best describes Moving the capital to Dover placed the?
Correct answer(s):
- Moving the capital to Dover placed the government in a more central and less exposed location
Which option accurately explains New Sweden?
Correct answer(s):
- Swedish and Finnish settlers formed the core of the New Sweden colony
Which option accurately explains Delaware’s constitutional ratification?
Correct answer(s):
- Delaware became the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on December 7, 1787
What is the correct interpretation of New Sweden?
Correct answer(s):
- New Sweden became the first permanent European colony in the area that later became Delaware
What is the correct interpretation of Delaware’s First State identity?
Correct answer(s):
- Delaware's First State identity comes from its place in the constitutional ratification order
Which statement best summarizes New Sweden?
Correct answer(s):
- The Dutch captured New Sweden in 1655
Which statement best summarizes Delaware’s 1787 statehood date?
Correct answer(s):
- Delaware's 1787 statehood date refers to its ratification of the federal Constitution
Which choice gives the correct context for English forces?
Correct answer(s):
- English forces took control of the region in 1664
Which choice gives the correct context for Delaware’s Civil War status?
Correct answer(s):
- Delaware was a slave state when the American Civil War began