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New Sweden (Swedish: Nya Sverige) was a colony of the Swedish Empire between 1638 and 1655 along the lower reaches of the Delaware River in what is now Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Established during the Thirty Years' War when Sweden was a great power, New Sweden formed part of the Swedish efforts to colonize the Americas.
The Swedish government protested the annexation of New Sweden but did not attempt to regain the colony. [8] New Sweden was incorporated into New Netherland and reorganized into three districts: New Amstel (present-day New Castle, Delaware), Hoornkill (present-day Lewes, Delaware), and Christina (present-day Wilmington, Delaware). [4]
Swedish overseas colonies. Sweden established colonies in the Americas in the mid-17th century, including the colony of New Sweden (1638–1655) on the Delaware River in what is now Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, as well as two possessions in the Caribbean during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Swedish-Americans have deeply influenced America's coffee culture. Their fondness for quality coffee was introduced to the US alongside their migration. [2] While substitutes for coffee were common in Sweden due to its scarcity, the accessibility of genuine coffee beans in America transformed the coffee drinking habits of Swedish Americans.
The proximity to Chicago provided an avenue for Swedish immigrants to reach northern Indiana during the primary migration period from 1840 until 1920. It was driven by the overpopulation and a scarcity of land in Sweden. Coming to America opened new horizons, which were often exaggerated in letters to family back in Sweden. [1]
The Swedish West India Company established a colony on the Delaware River in 1638, naming it New Sweden. [2] A small, short-lived colonial settlement, it was lost to the Dutch in New Netherland in 1655. [2]
The C. A. Nothnagle Log House (c. 1638) in New Jersey is one of the oldest surviving houses from the New Sweden colony and is one of the oldest log cabins and houses in the U.S. The first Swedish Americans were the settlers of New Sweden: a colony established by Queen Christina of Sweden in 1638.
The majority of Swedish-Americans fought in the American Civil War on the Union side. [7] (See also John Ericsson USS Monitor) In 1938, on the tercentenary of New Sweden, the Delaware monument was inaugurated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prince Bertil of Sweden. Roosevelt said in his speech: [8]