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WHY did Peter Minuit find the Delaware colony?
No, William Penn found Delaware.
Where did the Dutch settle in north America?
On May 24, 1626 Peter Minuit purchased Manhattan for 24 dollars from the indians. He was working for the Dutch West Indies Company. New York was started by the Dutch as New Amsterdam.
Who was in charge of the thirteen colonies?
The leaders of the original thirteen colonies were William Bradford for the Massachusetts/Plymouth area, John Winthrop for Boston, Roger Williams for Rhode Island, Thomas Hooker for Connecticut, and John Wheelwright for New Hampshire. New York had two leaders, Peter Minuit for the Dutch and Duke of York for the English. New Jersey also had two, there Lord Berkeley and Sir Carteret led together. Peter Minuit for Delaware William Penn for Pennsylvania, John Smith for Virginia, George Calvert for Maryland and James Oglethorpe for Georgia. North and South Carolina each had a group of eight proprietors.
How did peter Salem die?
Peter Salem died in 1816. Peter Salem lived at Leicester, Massachusetts and was a cane weaver after the American Revolution He died in a public poorhouse in 1816 at the age of 66. In 1882 a monument was put up by the town of Framingham, Massachusetts at the Old Burying Ground.
When did Thomas Jeffersons father die?
Thomas Jefferson's father, Peter Jefferson, died on August 17, 1757 in Albermarle County, Virginia, at the age of 49.
