Year: 1636
Founder: Founded by Thomas Hooker when he leads 100 settlers to Hartford.
Motivation: Thomas Hooker believed the Massachusetts governor had too much power and wanted a colony with strict limitations on government.
Economy: fishing, agriculture, trade
Geography: lowlands, hills, poor rocky soil
Climate: Mild, short summers and long cold winters
Government: The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was the founding document of Connecticut and is known as the first Constitution in America. Based of that, Connecticut was set up to allow men who did not attend church the right to vote. It also limited the King's power over Connecticut.
Religion: Mostly Puritans
Celebrities/Important People:
George W. Bush
Suzanne Collins
Stephanie Meyer
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Target Residents: Mostly people who practiced or accepted the religion of the Puritans
Analysis of Founding- Thomas Hooker believed that John Winthrop and other officials had too much power, and the colonists had an unfair amount of rights. Connecticut's government was more limited, and gave more rights to the citizens.
Analysis of economy, geography, government, and religion- Connecticut was a New England colony that mostly focused on shipbuilding and fishing. The rocky soil only allowed for substantial farming. Connecticut was a colony similar to Massachusetts, but had less governmental control.
Founding Documents:
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut: The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was another occurrence of self-government. Connecticut as colony was created in the first place to even out the power of government, since Thomas Hooker didn't like how much power Massachusetts Bay gave to Puritan governor. When Hooker wrote this document it gave all property-owning men the right to vote and limited the governor's power. In the actual document he described that Connecticut's government was going to be established in order to keep the colony peaceful and successful.
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Founder: Founded by Thomas Hooker when he leads 100 settlers to Hartford.
Motivation: Thomas Hooker believed the Massachusetts governor had too much power and wanted a colony with strict limitations on government.
Economy: fishing, agriculture, trade
Geography: lowlands, hills, poor rocky soil
Climate: Mild, short summers and long cold winters
Government: The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was the founding document of Connecticut and is known as the first Constitution in America. Based of that, Connecticut was set up to allow men who did not attend church the right to vote. It also limited the King's power over Connecticut.
Religion: Mostly Puritans
Celebrities/Important People:
George W. Bush
Suzanne Collins
Stephanie Meyer
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Target Residents: Mostly people who practiced or accepted the religion of the Puritans
Analysis of Founding- Thomas Hooker believed that John Winthrop and other officials had too much power, and the colonists had an unfair amount of rights. Connecticut's government was more limited, and gave more rights to the citizens.
Analysis of economy, geography, government, and religion- Connecticut was a New England colony that mostly focused on shipbuilding and fishing. The rocky soil only allowed for substantial farming. Connecticut was a colony similar to Massachusetts, but had less governmental control.
Founding Documents:
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut: The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was another occurrence of self-government. Connecticut as colony was created in the first place to even out the power of government, since Thomas Hooker didn't like how much power Massachusetts Bay gave to Puritan governor. When Hooker wrote this document it gave all property-owning men the right to vote and limited the governor's power. In the actual document he described that Connecticut's government was going to be established in order to keep the colony peaceful and successful.
Map: