Thomas Hooker led a group of settlers to a colony that they named Connecticut in 1636. It was settled because of religious freedom.
Thomas Hooker was band by the Puritans and so they sent him to Connecticut.
1637
Thomas Hooker Settled in Hartford, Connecticut.
Thomas Hooker
Colony of Connecticut.
Adriaen Block explored land around the Connecticut river in 1614
They wanted to settle into the colony connecticut because they wanted a new life and practice religion.
it was a new land an they thought it would be awesome
no Massachusetts first
They wanted fertile land.
I think that the Puritans were the first to settle in Massachusetts
Connecticut was one of the original 13 colonies. So (besides Native Americans) we were the first to settle here.