Delaware
Smallest Mid-Atlantic state
Delaware is a small state on the Atlantic coast of the United States, the first to ratify the Constitution in 1787.
Its status as a corporate haven means many American companies are legally incorporated there: Half the Fortune 500 is incorporated in Delaware.
Delaware also names a river forming the boundary between Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and a Native American people originally from that region.
Delaware's capital city
- WilmingtonDelaware's principal city
- NewarkLargest city in Jersey
- DuPontHistoric American chemical company
- New CastleFreshly built fortress
Delmarva Peninsula · Seaford · Middletown · Milford · Smyrna
Formal approval by authority
- ConstitutionGoverning principles document
- 1787Year Constitution was written
- colonialOf occupied territories
- Continental CongressColonial era legislature
Thirteen Colonies · American Revolution · independence · founding fathers · statehood
Algonquian-speaking Eastern people
- AlgonquianNorth American language family
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- wampumIndigenous American bead currency
- longhouseElongated communal dwelling structure
maize · William Penn · treaty · displacement
Upper chamber member
- vice presidentSecond-ranking executive officer
- presidentElected leader of nation
- ScrantonCity in northeastern Pennsylvania
- AmtrakU.S. passenger rail corporation
Tidal mixing zone
- tributaryStream entering larger river
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- canoeingWatercraft propulsion by paddle
- raftingTraveling on buoyant platform
tidal · navigation · floodplain · riparian · Philadelphia · Trenton
Forming a legal entity
- business-friendlySupportive of commercial activity
- corporate governanceCompany direction and control
- fiduciary dutyObligation to act loyally
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
LLC · S-corp · bylaws · articles of incorporation · legal precedent · jurisdiction · mergers and acquisitions · registered agent
Dover
Delaware's capital city
- WilmingtonDelaware's principal city
- NewarkLargest city in Jersey
- DuPontHistoric American chemical company
New Castle · Delmarva Peninsula · Seaford · Middletown · Milford · Smyrna
ratification
Formal approval by authority
- ConstitutionGoverning principles document
- 1787Year Constitution was written
- colonialOf occupied territories
Continental Congress · Thirteen Colonies · American Revolution · independence · founding fathers · statehood
Lenape
Algonquian-speaking Eastern people
- AlgonquianNorth American language family
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- wampumIndigenous American bead currency
longhouse · maize · William Penn · treaty · displacement
senator
Upper chamber member
- vice presidentSecond-ranking executive officer
- presidentElected leader of nation
- ScrantonCity in northeastern Pennsylvania
Amtrak · Wilmington · foreign policy · bipartisanship · middle class
estuary
Tidal mixing zone
- tributaryStream entering larger river
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- canoeingWatercraft propulsion by paddle
rafting · tidal · navigation · floodplain · riparian · Philadelphia · Trenton
incorporation
Forming a legal entity
- business-friendlySupportive of commercial activity
- corporate governanceCompany direction and control
- fiduciary dutyObligation to act loyally
shareholders · LLC · S-corp · bylaws · articles of incorporation · legal precedent · jurisdiction · mergers and acquisitions · registered agent · corporate law
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DelawareAlaska
America's frozen northwest
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- Delaware RiverMid-Atlantic waterway to ocean
- crossing the DelawareSurprise winter river attack
- Delaware BayMid-Atlantic coastal estuary
- Delaware crossingFamous wartime river transit