There were three colonies that settled in Connecticut that were combined under a royal charter in 1662. This unified Connecticut Colony was an English colony originally settled by the Puritans (River Colony) and combined the River Colony with the Saybrook and New Haven Colonies. The founders of the Connecticut Colony are considered to be Minister Thomas Hooker and Governor John Haynes.
The dutch discovered Connecticut, but the English had the first perminent colony,
people came 'cause of religious beliefs.
Thomas hooker, a minister, and a group of followers
The Connecticut region was inhabited by the Mohegan tribe prior to European colonization. The first European explorer in Connecticut was the Dutch explorer Adriaen Block.
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The British owned the colony of Connecticut.
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The dutch discovered Connecticut, but the English had the first perminent colony, people came 'cause of religious beliefs.
The Dutch never settled the Connecticut region.
The Connecticut Colony was settled by groups of people, but one of the main founders was Thomas Hooker who helped settle the Hartford area starting in 1636.
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Thomas Hooker led a group of settlers to a colony that they named Connecticut in 1636. It was settled because of religious freedom.
Puritans and some non Puritans led by Thomas Hooker moved to Connecticut and founded a colony there.
Connecticut was settled by the Dutch in 1614. It was also settled by the English in 1633 by Reverend Thomas Hooker.
Thomas Hooker and Samuel Stone settled Hartford with about 100 other people in 1636. This led to the founding of the Connecticut colony, whose government was established in 1638.