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Dutch traders had established a permanent settlement near Hartford as early as 1633. Soon English settlers began to arrive in the area from Massachusetts. In 1636, after being driven from Massachusetts, Clergyman Thomas Hooker and his followers arrived in Hartford and declared freedom from all save Divine Authority. In 1639 the "Fundamental Orders" were enacted to govern the colony. In 1662 Connecticut finally obtained a Royal Charter under John Winthrop Jr.
One of the New England Colonies, Connecticut was also a Corporate colony
In 1788 Connecticut was the fifth state to ratify the Constitution.
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EzraThe first people to live in Connecticut were Native Americans. They belonged to the Algonquian Confederation and consisted of about 16 tribes numbering close to 7000 people. These Native Americans were descendants of people who had come to North America nearly 10,000 years ago.
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When was Connecticut settled?
1637
What country originally settled conneticut?
Connecticut was originally settled by indigenous populations thousands of years before the Europeans ever got there. The first European country to reach Connecticut was the Dutch, in 1614.
What religious group settled in Connecticut?
Connecticut's first church was the Congregationalists (Puritans).
What people settled in Virginia?
The people who settled in Virginia were a lot of English people.
Was Connecticut fifth to become a state?
It was one of the first to be settled as a British colony, but it was the 5th to ratify the American Constitution.
