Founding-The first English settlers arrived in Connecticut in 1633 under the leadership of Reverend Thomas Hooker. They were Puritans from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. After their arrival, several colonies were established including the Colony of Connecticut, Old Say Brooke, Windsor, Hartford, and New Haven. Hartford quickly became an important center of government and trade. Thomas Hooker led in the drafting of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut in 1639. The document was a plan for government and is sometimes called America’s first Constitution. Finally, in 1662, Connecticut was issued a royal charter, which gave the colony a legal basis and approval from the King.
Geography- Low lands with hills with trees and rocky soil unsuitable for farming
Religion -Puritan
Economy- Ship building, Rum Exports, Wheat, Corn and Fishing
Government- Connecticut was crowned a charter colony in 1775
Important Residents- Seth MacFarlane, Suzanne Collins , John Mayer
Target Residents: Puritans that would like a variety of jobs and fields to work in