2. › The colony founder was Peter Minuit.  The Duke of York gave the land to him since he was an honorable governor.

3.  Peter Minuit wanted to use the land for trade and to profit.

4.  The colony’s significance to early America was that it was the start of a civilization.

5.  If I could have given the Delaware Colony a nickname, I would have named it “The Civilized Colony” because it was the first colony and it started a civilization.

7. D- Dover is the capital of Delaware

8. E- East of Maryland

9. L- “Liberty and Independence” is the state motto

10. A- Apples are the major fruit crop

11. W- Wilmington is the largest city in the state

12. A- America n Holly is the state tree

13. R- Rehobeth Bay is a beach on Delaware’s coast

14. E- Established in 1664