The Swedish colonization of the Americas included a 17th-century colony 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 century. The start of the European colonization of the Americas is typically dated to 1492 although there was at least one earlier colonization effort The history of the Americas is the collective history of North and South America, including Central America and the Caribbean. British colonization of the Americas (including colonization under the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland before the 1707 Acts of Union created The Duchy of Courland was the smallest nation to colonize the Americas with a colony on the island of Tobago from 1654 to 1659 and intermittently from The Danish-Norwegian monarch headed a small number of countries from the 17th through the 20th centuries large portions of which were in The Americas. During the 17th century Dutch traders established trade posts and plantations throughout the Americas; actual colonization with Dutch settling in the new lands was not as common French colonization of the Americas began in the 14th century and continued in the following centuries as France established a colonial empire in the Western The German colonization of the Americas consisted of failed attempts to settle Venezuela ( Klein-Venedig in German) St Portugal was the leading country in the European exploration of the world in the 15th century Russian colonization of the Americas proceeded in several places Scottish colonization of the Americas consisted of a number of failed or abandoned Scottish settlements in North America, a colony at Darien, The Spanish colonization of the Americas was Spain 's conquest settlement and rule over much of the Western hemisphere. As early as the 10th century Norse sailors (often referred to as Vikings explored and settled areas of the North Atlantic, including the northeastern fringes of Decolonization of the Americas refers to the process by which the countries in North America and South America gained their independence The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. Delaware ( is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting
Until 1809, Finland was an integral part of Sweden, and many of the settlers of Sweden's colonies came from present-day Finland or were Finnish-speaking[1]. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Sweden–Finland is a historiographical term used especially in Finland, to refer to the Swedish Kingdom from the Kalmar Union to the Finnish ( or suomen kieli) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (92% As of 2006) and by ethnic Finns outside Finns came to America particularly from the outlying regions of Savonia and Kainuu, where slash and burn agriculture was a way of life for many, and people were used to life as wilderness pioneers. Coat of arms of historical province of Savonia in Finlandpng|right|150px]] Savonia ( Finnish Savo or Swedish Savolax) is a historical province Kainuu (Kajanaland is a region ( maakunta / landskap) of Finland. Slash and burn consists of cutting and burning of Forests or Woodlands to create fields for Agriculture or Pasture for Livestock, or
The Swedes and Finns brought their log house design to America, where it became the typical log cabin of pioneers. A log home (or log house) is technically the same thing as a Log cabin, a House typically made from Logs that have not been milled A log cabin is a small house built from logs It is a fairly simple type of Log house.
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North America
- The colony of New Sweden (1638-1655) was located along the Delaware River with settlements in modern Delaware (e. New Sweden ( Nya Sverige in Swedish and Uusi-Ruotsi in Finnish) was a small Swedish settlement along the Delaware River The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. Delaware ( is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. g. , New Castle and Wilmington), Pennsylvania (e. New Castle is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, six miles (10 km south of Wilmington, situated on the Delaware River, at the head Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern g. , Philadelphia) and New Jersey (e. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. g. , New Stockholm and Swedesboro). Bridgeport is an unincorporated area within Logan Township, located in Gloucester County, New Jersey. Swedesboro is a borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. The colony was conquered by the Dutch, who perceived the presence of Swedish colonists in North America as a threat to their interests in the New Netherland colony. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands This article is about a type of political territory For other uses see Colony (disambiguation. New Netherland (Dutch Nieuw-Nederland, Latin Novum Belgium or Nova Belgica) 1614–1674 is the name of the former Dutch territory on the eastern coast
Caribbean
- Saint-Barthélemy (1785-1878) Operated as a porto franco (free port). Saint Barthélemy (Saint-Barthélemy officially the Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy (French Collectivité de Saint-Barthélemy) is an Overseas collectivity A free port ( porto franco) or free zone (US Foreign-Trade Zone is a port or area with relaxed jurisdiction with respect to the country of location Capital city of Gustavia retains its Swedish name. Gustavia (pop roughly 3000 is the main town of the island of St
- Guadeloupe (1813-1814) Came into Swedish possession as a consequence of the Napoleonic Wars. Guadeloupe is an island group or Archipelago located in the eastern Caribbean Sea at, with a land area of 1628 square kilometres (629 sq The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815 involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions It gave rise to the Guadeloupe Fund. The Guadeloupe Fund (Guadeloupefonden was established by Sweden 's Riksdag of the Estates in 1815 for the benefit of Crown Prince and Regent Charles
South America
- In the late 19th century Misiones Province in Argentina was a major centre for Swedish emigration, and lay the foundations of a population of Swedish-Argentines. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Swedish settlement in Argentina took place principally in the mid to late 19th century when Swedish people arrived in Argentina.
See also
- Swedish colonial empire
- Possessions of Sweden
- Colonial governors in 1816
- Swedish emigration to North America
References
- ^ A. R. Dunlap & E. J. Moyne. The Finnish Language on the Delaware. American Speech, Vol. 27, No. 2 (May, 1952), pp. 81-90
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