What was the main reason for the formation of the Delaware Colony?
Economic reasons
Religious differences
Lack of allegiance to Pennsylvania
Natural disaster
Answer
The Delaware Colony was formed mainly because the earlier colonists had no historical allegiance to Pennsylvania and wanted their own representative assembly. They achieved this goal in 1704 when the three southernmost counties of Pennsylvania were granted permission to split off.
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