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Why was the colony of Connecticut founded?
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September 17, 2014 4:19PM
The English Colony of Connecticut was established in 1636. It
was initially established as a congregation for a group of English
protestants known as Puritans.
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Who founded the colony of Connecticut?
Thomas Hooker founded the colony of Connecticut.
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Why was Connecticut colony founded?
The Connecticut colony was founded because Thomas Hooker didnt
agree with the rules of Massachusetts so he founded a new
colony.
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Who founded the colony of Connecticut and what year did he start the colony?
The Colony of Connecticut was originally founded as River Colony
by Thomas Hooker and John Haynes in 1636.
Asked in History of the United States, Colonial America, Connecticut
What day was Connecticut founded?
The Connecticut Colony was founded January 9, 1788.
Asked in History of the United States, Colonial America, Connecticut
The person who founded the Connecticut colony?
John Winthrop was the person that founded the Connecticut Colony
in the New World. John Winthrop was the son of the man who founded
Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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When was colony Connecticut founded?
it was founded in the year 1636
Asked in Colonial America, Connecticut
When was the Connecticut colony founded?
The Conneticut Colony was founded c. 1635 but officially
1636.
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Who founded Connecticut colony?
Connecticut Colony was founded by English settlers in the 1600s.
Some people that are recognized as founders include Thomas Hooker
and John Haynes.
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Who was the leader of the colony of Connecticut?
A puritan Thomas Hooker, who led 100 settlers into the to be
Hartford, Connecticut where the colony was founded.
Asked in History, Politics & Society, History of the United States, Colonial America, Connecticut
Whey was Connecticut founded?
Connecticut was founded because it was a river colony and it
made it easier to import and export things
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Colony founded by Thomas Hooker?
he discovered connecticut
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What puritan minister founded the colony of Connecticut?
In 1636, the Puritan minister Thomas Hooker moved three
congregations to ... The colony of Connecticut was
founded in 1635 by Thomas Hooker
Asked in Connecticut
When was the colony of Connecticut founded?
The first colony of Connecticutt was New Haven founed in
1638
Asked in Colonial America
Who started the Connecticut colony?
The man who started the Connecticut colony was named Reverend
Thomas Hooker. The state was founded in 1635 to 1636.
Asked in Colonial America, Connecticut
What person founded the Connecticut colony?
Metacomet? or Thomas Hooker?
Asked in Connecticut
Who founded the settlement of Hartford which became a part of the Connecticut colony?
Thomas Hooker founded Hartford. He was a Puritan of the
Massachusetts Bay Colony, but started to disagree with some of the
Puritans in Massachusetts. He decided to go start a new colony,
Connecticut.
Asked in Colonial America, Connecticut, Puritans
Why was the Connecticut colony founded?
The Connecticut colony was formed as a result of winning out
over the Dutch for rights to the colony, the first English
settlement was created in 1636. The colony is noted for refusing to
surrender authority to the Dominion of New England.
Also, it was founded as a place for Puritans.
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Connecticut entered the US in what year?
On 1788 of January 9 Connecticut was first founded and known as
a colony
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What colony did Thomas Hooker govern?
Connecticut and he founded Hartford in 1636.
Asked in Religion & Spirituality
What were some religious groups that settled in the colony of Connecticut?
Puritans and some non Puritans led by Thomas Hooker moved to
Connecticut and founded a colony there.
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When was Connecticut founded?
The colony of Connecticut was founded in 1635 by Thomas Hooker,
a leader in the Puritan movement and became a US State onJanuary 9,
1788
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Why was Conecticut founded?
Connecticut was founded because of religious unrest that was
occurring in Massachusetts. The colonists there that were not
supporters of Puritan views founded this colony.
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How long has Connecticut been Connecticut?
Thomas Hooker founded the Connecticut Colony in 1636 on the site
of present-day Hartford. It was a small settlement. Other small
settlements were founded in the next several years both nearby and
elsewhere in what we now consider the State of Connecticut, each
with its own separate government. In 1662, a charter was obtained
consolidating all the colonies on the Connecticut River plus New
Haven into a single colony, called the Connecticut Colony.
Asked in History of the United States, Colonial America, Connecticut
When was Connecticut was founded?
That depends on what you mean by 'founded': The State of
Connecticut was founded January 9, 1788 (when its government
ratified the Constitution of the United States. The original
English "Connecticut Colony" was officially founded in 1636
with the signing of the Fundamental Orders, though it didn't
receive a royal charter until 1662.
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What is the predominant religion of Hartford Connecticut during the beginning of the colony?
Puritains founded the colony on a very short reign. For about 30
years Hartford was a Purtain colony