Connecticut Colony - Wikipedia
The Connecticut Colony, originally known as the Connecticut River Colony, was an English colony in New England which later became the state of Connecticut. It was organized on March 3, 1636, as a settlement for a Puritan congregation of settlers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony led by Thomas Hooker .
Timeline: Settlement of the Colony of Connecticut
May 26, 2021 · A timeline displaying the major events leading to Connecticut statehood, including its settlement by the Dutch, the origins of Hartford, Wethersfield, and Windsor, the founding of the Connecticut, New Haven, and Saybrook colonies, and Connecticut's acquisition of a formal charter from England.
Connecticut Colony Facts, Details, Timeline - American History …
Sep 16, 2022 · Facts about the history, geography, and people of Colonial Connecticut, which was one of the 13 Colonies that declared independence from Great Britain. Connecticut started in 1636 and developed the first written constitution in America, the …
Connecticut Colony, History, Significance, 13 Colonies
Sep 16, 2022 · The Connecticut Colony was an English colony in North America. Connecticut Colony was one of the 13 Original Colonies that voted to support the Lee Resolution. On July 2, 1776, those colonies declared independence from Great Britain.
Connecticut - Colonial, Revolutionary, Industrial | Britannica
2 days ago · Connecticut - Colonial, Revolutionary, Industrial: Native American Algonquian-speaking peoples, the original occupants of Connecticut, comprised about 16 separate tribes with some 5,000 to 7,000 members.
When was Connecticut founded? Here's a timeline of the state's …
2 days ago · Happy Birthday Connecticut! As one of the original 13 colonies, Connecticut has an interesting founding story, from being the first state to write a constitution to being the fifth state to join the United States. In fact, Connecticut became a state on Jan. 9, 1788 - 237 years ago today. However, the state's history extends back much before that.
History of Connecticut - Wikipedia
Known as the "land of steady habits" for its political, social and religious conservatism, the colony prospered from the trade and farming of its ethnic English Protestant population. The Congregational and Unitarian churches became prominent here.
Early History - CT.gov
The colony grew, absorbing the New Haven and Saybrook colonies and negotiating its borders with New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. By the time of the American Revolution, there were about 200,000 Connecticans plus members of several tribes.
Colonial Records Online - Connecticut Archives, 1629-1820
4 days ago · The first five collections listed below are links to original digitized records held in the CT State Archives. The remaining titles are links to published works and a link to the original volume of early Hartford records held by the Hartford History Center. Published materials.
Founding of the Connecticut Colony - ThoughtCo
Sep 5, 2019 · The founding of the Connecticut colony began in 1636 when the Dutch established the first trading post on the Connecticut River valley in what is now the town of Hartford. The move into the valley was part of a general movement out of the Massachusetts colony.
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