The Connecticut Colony

Founded in 1633-1636

Founded by Sir Andros

By: Hannah , Audrey , and Noah

CONNECTICUT’S FIRST PEOPLE• The first people in Connecticut were Native

Americans.• Several Algonquian Tribes such as the Pequot,

Podunk, and Mohegan lived in Connecticut.• They used spears made of wood, rock and

bone to hunt animals.• They hunted, fished and farmed, and picked

corn.• Enemy tribes such as the Pequot were not

peaceful. (only ones)

EARLY SETTLERS• Connecticut's borders were set up in

1733.

• At that time the capital changed between New Haven and Hartford.

• In the winter the journey to Connecticut was difficult for the colonists.

• Connecticut was named the constitution state.

EARLY SETTLERS

• The fundamental orders was the first constitution written in North America.

• Connecticut's colonists were proud to take part in their Government.

LIFE IN THE COLONY

• Most Connecticut colonist lived and worked on farms.

• During the Pequot War English settlers destroyed entire Pequot villages.

• The first colonist in Connecticut faced many difficulties.

• A lot of families depended on farming.

LIFE IN THE COLONY

• Everybody had their own work to do.• The men took care of the farms while

the women took care of the homes.• Children helped parents with daily

chores.• Connecticut’s people planted beans,

pumpkin, and corn.• The colonist picked wild blueberries,

nuts, and strawberries.

WORK AND TRADE

• Tinsmiths pounded and shaped tin into many useful items.

• Blacksmiths learned their skills as apprentices.

• Connecticut's settlements grew into towns and big cities.

• Shops were opened by Blacksmiths, Wagon Makers, and Shoemakers.

•

WORK AND TRADE

• Sawmills cut logs into lumbar.

• Apprentices usually worked for seven years.

• Some colonist kept slaves.

EXPORTS

• The agricultural exports were dried meat.

• The industrial exports were flour, iron, and rum.

• The natural resource exports were Fish and seafood

RELIGION AND COMMUNITY

• A lot of people in Connecticut were Puritans.

• Learning was important in Connecticut.• Most people went to church on Sunday.• In 1650 Connecticut made a law about

education.• The law was towns with 50 families or

more had to have schools.• Most people followed Bible .

RELIGION AND COMMUNITY

• Church leaders ran the government.

• People in Connecticut led a government they set up.

• In 1662 the king granted Connecticut a charter .

• In 1682 the king of England wanted all of new England to be one whole colony.

BECOMING A STATE

– Britain taxed Connecticut.– They taxed paper, sugar, and tea.– One of the first colonies to demand

independence.– In 1777 sent representatives to the

continental congress.– Connecticut was founded as a colony in

1633 – 1636.

STATEHOOD

• Connecticut gained statehood January 9, 1788.

• In 1788 Connecticut was the fifth state to join the united states.

Facts• Tomas Hooker founded Connecticut.

• Some of the first settlements are Windsor, Wethersfield, and Hartford.

• The Mohegan word Quinnehtukquit means “Beside the Long Tidal River.”

• Connecticut was named after this Mohegan word.