Years founded: 1633-1636 Founder: Thomas Hooker Nickname: “Constitution State” By: Nicholas, Nicklaus and Jacob.

•Years founded: 1633-1636

•Founder: Thomas Hooker

•Nickname: “Constitution State”

By: Nicholas, Nicklaus and Jacob

• The Algonquin tribe was one of the first people in the Connecticut area

• Their homes were called wetus or wigwams • Used spears made out of wood, rock, and bone to hunt

animals• They hunted moose, deer, turkey, and other local

animals• They also fished and farmed• Men hunted animals and women planted and harvested

crops• Children helped parents with daily chores

• Women planted the three sisters which included corn, beans, and squash

• The Pequot tribe was the only Indian tribe in Connecticut that were not peaceful

• At first, the Pequot tribe was peaceful with the English settlers

• Connecticut was named after the Mohegan word “Quinnehtukquit”

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• The first setters were English puritans that came from Massachusetts

• England laws had forced English to belong to the church of England

• Most settlers wanted to settle in the Connecticut river valley where they could build villages and set up their own government

• The capital switched between New Haven and Hartford every other year

• Between 1633-1636 , three groups of puritans left the Connecticut river valley

• Windsor was the first European settlement in Connecticut in 1633

• The first two groups of puritans made the towns of weathersville and Windsor

• The third group made the town of Hartford• Thomas Hooker lead the third group of puritans• He wanted to set up a democratic colony Government

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• Had to clear lands to build homes and farms• At first homes were made of sticks and mud• Later made small wooden homes• Most families centered life on the farm and planting

crops• Planted corn, pumpkin, and beans• Also picked wild blueberries, strawberries, and nuts• Men took care of the farms• Women stayed at home and took care of the house• Most colonists lived and worked on farms

• Population growth almost doubled from 1750 to 1774• By 1774 the population of Connecticut was 191,342• From 1689 to 1763 British fought the French for lands in

North America• American-Indians sided ( Joined forces) with the French• In 1763 the British defeated the French and the Indians

and controlled all of the lands east of the Mississippi

• When Connecticut grew into towns and cities people’s lives began to change

• Colonists didn’t have to farm to live, merchants built stores

• Wagon makers, Black smiths, and shoe makers open stores

• Connecticut was Famous for manufacturing• Foundries melted raw material and metal• Craftsmen made tools candlesticks and shoe buckles• In Connecticut craftsmen created brass buckles for

shoes

• Tinsmiths shaped tin into useful items • Many workers in Connecticut were not paid because

they wanted to learn a skill and some did it to get into the Americas AND SOME HAD NO CHOISE

• Blacksmiths were very important in the Connecticut colony

• APPRINTINCES WORKED WITH A CRAFTSMAN TO LEARN THEIR TRADE OR SKILL

• THE LENGTH OF INDENTURD SERVENTS WERE 7 YEARS • CRAFTSMEN GAVE THEIR APPRINTENCES CLOTHS

TOOLS AND MONEY TO START THEIR OWN BUSINESS

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• The Colony’s exports were:Dried MeatFlourironRumFish and Seafood

• Most people were Puritans• Faith centered around reading the bible• Learning to read was a very important to the

Connecticut colony• In 1650 Connecticut passed a law that said any town

with 50 or more families must go to school• Towns were built around a meeting house• Had church at the meeting house on every Sunday• Meeting house also served for the town hall for

meetings and elections• Church leaders ran the Government

• Connecticut wanted a different Government• They wanted a type that the people ruled the Government• In 1662 King Charles II granted the colony their charter

Which allowed them to rule over themselves• In 1682 England’s King James II wanted New England to be

one colony• Sent Sir Edmund Andros to govern new England but he had

to get chartered first• He met up with a group of Connecticut

Colonists• During the meeting, the candles went out and Joseph

Wadsworth snuck out with the Charter

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• By 1763 colonies had busy cities and large farms• People thought they were outgrowing Britain rules• At this time Britain was putting taxes on paper, sugar,

and tea• In September, 1774 the colony sent representatives to

the continental congress• The men that went tried to come up with an agreement

with Great Britain• The efforts of these men failed• 1n 1755 the revolutionary war broke out

• WAS IN THE New England colony• STATEHOOD WAS JANUARY 9TH 1788• IT WAS THE 5TH STATE• MOST OF THE COLONY WAS PURITAN• MAJOR INDERSTRY IN THE COLONY WAS MANUFACURING • THE MOST EXPORTED GOOD WAS DRIED MEAT• BORDERS ARE THE EXACT SAME as they are today