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Early Pennsylvania history by Crewe of the Fancy:
   • Pirates of Pennsylvania and Delaware  

This is the story of New Sweden, a brief colony established by Sweden on the Delaware River in modern-day Pennsylvania, US.

Sources
Nya Sverige - Algot Mattsson
Sveriges historia: 1600-1721 - Norstedts
Svenska folkets underbara öden - Carl Grimberg
https://web.archive.org/web/202109020...
https://web.archive.org/web/201008110...
https://play.google.com/books/reader?...

Image credits
Av Stilfehler - Eget arbete, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
By Nya Sverige.png: Original uploader was Tony92 at fr.wikipediaUSA New Jersey location map.svg: AlexrkUSA New York location map.svg: NordNordWestUSA Delaware location map.svg: Alexrk2derivative work: Arnapha - Nya Sverige.pngUSA New Jersey location map.svgUSA New York location map.svgUSA Delaware location map.svg, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
By Hantsheroes - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Timestamps
0:00 Tobacco, Mercantilism, and the Psychoactive Revolution
2:38 Colonization in the 17th Century
4:35 The first expedition
9:36 The settlers
11:47 Native relations
13:48 Printz arrival
16:04 Religious issues
18:00 Printz leaves
21:28 Risingh's term
23:40 The Dutch invasion


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