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Mid-Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland

had gained control, and Delaware offi- cially became a British colony. However, its residents were not only English but also of Swedish, Dutch, and German descent. The region known as “Three Lower Counties Upon Delaware” became part of the Pennsylvania colony, gov-

extended from Albany, New York, to Delaware. The British also wanted to control the Delaware region. In 1644, they drove out the Dutch for the first time. Continued fighting saw the region exchange hands between the Dutch and British. But by 1682, the British

The Immanuel Episcopal Church in New Castle is one of the oldest churches in North America. The parish was founded in 1689, and the church building was completed around 1708.