Wednesday, March 6th

[6Jacob]

Colony of Connecticut

-English colony located in North America
-originally known as the River Colony, organized on March 3, 1636, as a haven for Puritan gentlemen
-after early struggles with the Dutch, the English had gained control of the colony permanently by the late 1630s
-two other English colonies were merged into the colony: Saybrook in 1644, and New Haven in 1662
-the Charter Oak Incident also occurred in this colony

Thomas Hooker
-prominent Puritan leader
-left Massachusetts Bay Colony when he became upset with the church leaders there
-he was an author who wrote of very religious issues and materials especially in references to elections and appointments
-known as the Father of Connecticut
-great speaker of Christianity

John Haynes
-5^th governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony
-1^st governor of Connecticut
-Haynes was influential in the drafting of laws and legal frameworks in both Massachusetts and Connecticut
-he was on the committee that drafted the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, which is considered one of the first written constitutions

John Davenport
-was an English Puritan clergyman and co-founder of New Haven colony (Eaton, other)
-he was a religious leader and also a pastor in the church

John Winthrop the Younger
-founder of Connecticut
-also became a governor
-his father was important in the Massachusetts Bay Colony