− | '''Delaware''' is a state of the eastern [[Nation Located In::Directory:United States of America|United States]] on the Atlantic Ocean. It was admitted as the first of the original Thirteen Colonies in [[Year Admitted:=1787|1787]]. Settled by the Dutch in 1631 and by Swedes in 1638, the region passed to England in 1664. It was part of William Penn's [[Directory:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] grant from 1682 until 1776. Dover is the capital and Wilmington the largest city. Population: [[Population:=843,000|843,000]]. | + | [[Category:Society/Ethnicity/The_Americas]]'''Delaware''' is a state of the eastern [[Nation Located In::Directory:United States of America|United States]] on the Atlantic Ocean. It was admitted as the first of the original Thirteen Colonies in [[Year Admitted:=1787|1787]]. Settled by the Dutch in 1631 and by Swedes in 1638, the region passed to England in 1664. It was part of William Penn's [[Directory:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] grant from 1682 until 1776. Dover is the capital and Wilmington the largest city. Population: [[Population:=843,000|843,000]]. |