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Bookmark or Share- Connecticut Colony, Colonial America, Resources - American History CentralConnecticut was one of the 13 Original Colonies that declared independence from Great Britain in July 1776, establishing the United States of America. Connecticut was officially founded in 1636 when a group of Puritans, led by Thomas Hooker, left Massachusetts and established a settlement at present-day Hartford.
- Connecticut Colony, History, Significance, 13 ColoniesConnecticut Colony was one of the 13 Colonies that declared independence from Great Britain. The colony started in 1636 and developed the first written constitution in America, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut. Puritan minister Thomas Hooker is recognized as the founder of Connecticut.
- Connecticut Colony - WikipediaThe 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 ConnecticutA 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 CentralEssential Facts About Colonial Connecticut. Connecticut was officially founded in 1636 when a group of Puritans, led by Thomas Hooker, left Massachusetts and established a settlement at present-day Hartford. Two years later, in 1638, another colony was established — New Haven Colony.
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