Coloy of connecticut
- was an english colony located in north america cecame the us state of connnecticut
- orginally known as the river colony it was organized on match 3, 1636 as a haven for puritan gentlmen
-after early struggles with dutch the english has gained control of the colony permanently by the late 1630
-two other english colonies in the present day state of connecticut were merged into the colony of connecticut: saybrook colony in 1644 and new haven colony in 1662
- the charter oak incident also occcurred in the colony of connecticut
key players
Thomas hooker
- was a prominent puritan colonial leader
- left massachusetts bay colony when he became upset with church leaders there
- he was also an auth who wrote of very religious issues and materials esecially in the references to elections and appointments
- known as the father of connecticut
- a greak speaker of christianity
Kphm haynes
- 5th governor of massach
- 1st governor of connecticut
- haynes was influencetial in the drafting of laws and legal frameworks in both mass and connecticut
- he was on the committee that drafted the fundamental orders of connecticut which has been called one of the first written constitutions
Jogn Gavenport
- was an english puritan clergyman and cofounder of the american colony of new haven
- he was a religius leader who was also a pastor in the church
John Winthrop the younger
- was a founder of connecticut
-also became a gov
- his father was important in the massachusetts colony
the charter oak incident
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