Connecticut Colony

Major settlements

• Hartford - founded in 1637
• New Haven - founded in 16

Leader
Thomas Hooker, he was minister
he came from the Massachusetts Bay Colony

ECONOMic Structure

• Depended on Tobacco and trading
• There was poor soil so farming as a bit difficult
• Birthplace of Democracy

social Structure

• The gentry - most power
• The middle class 
• Indentured Servants 
• Slaves

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