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New Settlers’ Colonies of North America North America during the Exploration Period vs. the Present

Delaware Colony
North America during the Exploration Period
Delaware colony was located
North America during the exploration period was exposed to extreme changes, which a ected its
on the Delaware River bay.
indigenous people drastically. To the Europeans, the Native Americans lived in the Stone Age; they had
Indigenous people settled in
no technology, or ships, and hardly any weapons, and even their trade was just barter. The Europeans
the area in the beginning of the
even changed the names of the territories that the Native Americans named.
1600s, until the Swedes and the
North America in the Present
Dutch took control of the area.
North America today is nothing like how it was then. It is now the independent United States, whose 13
The Swedes and the Dutch
colonies fought for their independence against the British; Canada, which was also colonized by the
tried to colonize the area of
British; and Mexico, which was a colony of Spain. North America is now one of the most powerful and
Delaware because of its
technologically advanced continents.
resources. However, the English

took control over it in 1664.
Delaware state capitol building, USA Native Americans
The Province of Maryland

The area of Maryland was taken

by the British Lord Baltimore in

an attempt to make it the

center of Catholics in the New

World.

Settlers of the Maryland colony

settled on rivers and waterways

and focused on growing

tobacco, which they exported

to Europe.

Maryland state capitol building, USA

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