troops invaded Delaware! The Delawareans were ready and waiting for the British. Though they were unknowingly and out-wittingly out-numbered. They were forced to retreat. This enabled the Brits to move on to Pennsylvania.
             Delaware became a state in 1776, only 2 months after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. They were the first state in our United States of America.
             February 22, 1797 is the historic date that Delaware signed the Articles of Confederation. They signed, even though the officials complained that the Articles were unfair. Thus, due to their persistence, Delaware signed the Constitution. Did you know that they were the first to do this? They were the ones that forced the United States capital to change the Articles. They were pretty radical. This made them the first state in the governmental Union. They were the first to make such a move that effects us and protects us to this day.
             I say, way to go Delaware.
             Government may not seem very interesting to us. I think that the reason for this is that too many of us don't understand how it works. That is a sad fact. It's sad because the government controls us, protects us, watches over our welfare. Maybe I can make some sense of this topic, (at least where Delaware is concerned), that seems so far away from our every day life.
             The Governor may serve a four-year term. He can only be re-elected once. So, the longest time that he can be in office is 8 years. He is paid $70,000.00 each year as an elected public servant. Nice pay, don't you think? The other officials are: The Lieutenant Governor is the guy who will serve as governor if anything happens to the Governor and he can't fulfill his duties. There is also the Attorney General, the Insurance Commissioner, the State Treasurer and the Auditor of Accounts. T
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