Early explorations of Delaware’s coastline were made by the Spaniards and Portuguese in the sixteenth century, by Henry Hudson in 1609 under the auspices of the Dutch, by Samuel Argall in 1610, by Cornelius May in 1613, and by Cornelius Hendricksen in 1614.
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The Acadians were the first French settlers who came to the east coast of Canada in the 1600s. They were farmers, many of whom came from western France, which was environmentally similar to Acadia.
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When Christopher Columbus landed in Puerto Rico in 1493, he spent a grand total of two days here, claiming the island for Spain, christening it San Juan Bautista (Saint John the Baptist), and then moving on to richer pastures.
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The world of rich plantation owners and slavery came to an end with the Civil War. The war devastated the Southern economy where most of the fighting occurred.
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Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia is Atlantic Canada’s largest metropolitan area and busiest port. Founded in 1749 by General George Corwallis and 2,500 settlers, Halifax was planned as Britain’s military centre north of Boston, USA.
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