mar 29, 1638 - New Sweden founded
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The colony of Nya Sverige (New Sweden in English, shown in blue) was founded by Sweden. At this point in history, Sweden was a Great Power, and like the other Great Powers, they wanted to expand their dominion into the New World. Specifically, they wanted to profit from tobacco and fur sales, and so in 1626 they founded the Swedish South Company to build a colony. In 1638, the settlers landed along the Delaware River, an area claimed by New Netherland. The New Dutch protested, but were ignored due to the Swedes' military might. He bargained with the local Native American tribes (mainly the Susquehannocks) to gain the land, though the natives later claimed most of it was stolen. They constructed Fort Christina, which they used as a base to expand farther. However, Sweden would lose their only New World colony in 1655 after they started the Second Northern War with the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, a. This would provide the Dutch with an opening to invade New Sweden and annex it.
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