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In 1635, Thomas Hooker led his congregation to establish a new city called Hartford. And a few years later, this city founded the colony of Connecticut.
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Why was Thomas Hooker banished from England?
He disagreed with the Puritan teachers.
What have some historians called minister Thomas Hooker?
The father of Democracy
What are the nouns in the sentence Thomas Hooker has been called father of American democracy?
There are three nouns and a proper adjective. Thomas Hooker, father, and democracy are nouns. American here is an adjective, although it can be a noun.
Who was the founder of Hartford?
About 100 Puritans, led by the Rev. Thomas Hooker, created a settlement on the banks of the Connecticut River in June 1636. Though this became Hartford, Hooker and his followers were not the first Europeans on the scene.
What did Thomas Hooker and William Penn have in common?
They all took an active part in the government of the New England colonies.
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