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Delaware Answer:
3. Delaware
"First State" (to ratify the constitution), 1 of 13 original colonies admitted in 1787
Where does the word 'Delaware' come from? (choose the one best answer)
A. Derives from the Algonquian Indian word tulewaru, meaning 'swampy marshland.'
B. Coined from the Roman motto del aver, meaning '(born) from the truth' in Latin.
C. Named after colonial Virginia Governor Sir Thomas West, 12th Baron de la Warr.
D. Refers to where the dalles (rapids) flowed mightily into nearby Chesapeake Bay.
Only 700,000 Delawareans now populate the scant 2,400 square miles that comprise this smallest state, which is home to 60% of all Fortune 500 companies.
166 years before General George Washington crossed the Delaware River to win the Battle of Trenton, Thomas West 12th Baron De La Warr arrived back at Jamestown with much needed supplies and was given a life appointment as Governor.
Since that happy day in 1610, a river, a bay, two towns (in Ohio and Oklahoma) AND the state have all been named in his honor -- so C is correct.
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"First State" (to ratify the constitution), 1 of 13 original colonies admitted in 1787
Where does the word 'Delaware' come from? (choose the one best answer)
A. Derives from the Algonquian Indian word tulewaru, meaning 'swampy marshland.'
B. Coined from the Roman motto del aver, meaning '(born) from the truth' in Latin.
C. Named after colonial Virginia Governor Sir Thomas West, 12th Baron de la Warr.
D. Refers to where the dalles (rapids) flowed mightily into nearby Chesapeake Bay.
Only 700,000 Delawareans now populate the scant 2,400 square miles that comprise this smallest state, which is home to 60% of all Fortune 500 companies.
166 years before General George Washington crossed the Delaware River to win the Battle of Trenton, Thomas West 12th Baron De La Warr arrived back at Jamestown with much needed supplies and was given a life appointment as Governor.
Since that happy day in 1610, a river, a bay, two towns (in Ohio and Oklahoma) AND the state have all been named in his honor -- so C is correct.
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