Short answers, pulled from the story.
Delaware became the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States on the 7th of December 1787. This action earned it the enduring nickname The First State.
Eastern Algonquian tribes known as the Unami Lenape inhabited the coastal areas of present-day Delaware before European settlement. The Nanticoke people occupied much of the southern Delmarva Peninsula while Iroquoian groups like the Kuskarawock lived north of them.
More than half of all U.S. publicly traded companies are incorporated within Delaware borders because the state offers a business-friendly system with broad discretion for corporate boards under the Delaware General Corporation Law. Franchise taxes on these corporations supply about one-fifth of the state's revenue and the Court of Chancery handles disputes with worldwide reputation.
According to the 1860 census, there were only 1,798 enslaved individuals remaining in Delaware while 91.7% of the black population were free. The state voted against secession on the 3rd of January 1861 and was the only slave state from which no Confederate regiments or militia groups were assembled.
The highest elevation reaches less than 448 feet above sea level at Ebright Azimuth near Concord High School. This location represents the peak of the state's topography which consists of a level plain with the lowest mean elevation of any state in the nation.