CONNECTICUT

WAS FOUNDED IN 1636

THOMAS HOOKER

• Was a Puritan minister
• Led his congregation out of Massachusetts
• Left Massachusetts because he didn't agree with other Puritan ministers
• Created Connecticut's government
• Declared freedom in Connecticut
• Made Connecticut a self-governed colony

A ROYAL CHARTER

• In 1662 John Winthrop Jr sailed to England to ask for a royal charter from King James
• John Winthrop Jr obtained the Royal Charter
• The charter gave them permission to live in the colony

The Pequot Tribe

Dutch in Conneticut

1634: a group of Puritans settle along the river in Windsor

1635: More Puritan's settlers settle farther downstream at Whethersfield

Connecticut farmers were lucky because there was rich soil on the lands

John Haynes

Major John Mason

• Was the military leader of the colony, Commander in the Pequot war, founder of Windsor, Deputy Governor under John Winthop

The Pequot War

• Started after a battle that killed most of the Pequot tribe
• Eventually after the colony shortly became a frantic place it escalated into small battles and conflicts which shortly became the Pequot War
• Massabesic Indians who had tried to trade with colonists began killing colonists who went out of their territory

Fundamental Orders of CT

• Fundamental orders were Thomas Hooker's ideas that became rules
• The Fundamental Orders Ruled the colony until 1662

Yale College

• They sent a petition to the Connecticut General Assembly
• Yale ended up being the third oldest college in the United States
• In 1702 Yale “opened its doors” in the town of Bradford it was called the Collegiate School

Life in the Colony

• Farmhouses were made from wood that had clapboard or shingle siding
• Grew crops such as corn, wheat, peas, and tobacco
• Fisherman sailed from Connecticut towns along the coast and caught tons of fish from Long Island Sound

Work Cited

• Textbook
• Book: The Connecticut Colony
• Book: The Thirteen colonies Conneticut
• Book: The Colony Of Connecticut

Websites and Links

• Thomas Hooker: https://.www.thinglink.com/scene/709052213279850496 Map of Connecticut: http://www.old-maps.com/ct/ct-PaperStateMaps.htm Thomas Hooker traveling through the woods: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File Royal Charter:https://connecticuthistory.org/the-charter-of-1662/ The Pequot Tribe Hunting: https://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/indian-tribes/pequot-tribe.htm The Pequot Tribe on Horses: https://nativeamericansush1a.wikispaces.com/Pequot Dutch in Connecticut: http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=pratt&book=ahs1&story=plymouth https://www.plimoth.org/learn/just-kids/homework-help/who-were-pilgrims A group of Puratians: http://historyofmassachusetts.org/plymouth-colony-religion/plymouth-colony-... Puratains in Windsor: https://www.google.com/search?safe=strict&client=safari&rls=en&biw=1435&bih... Farmers in Connecticut: 388294799093407714 John Haynes:http://museumofcthistory.org/2015/08/john-haynes/ http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/puritan-colonist.html Major John Mason: 154670568423853767 The Pequot War: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pequot-War Fundamental Orders of Connecticut:ladblog-1-mayflower-compact-fundamental.html Yale College: Yale-University-Office-Photos-IMG556926.htm Life in the Colony: https://www.thinglink.com/scene/749674097822138370

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