The Quakers started a settlement in Philadelphia so that they could enjoy religious freedom.
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The first white settlers of Alabama were English. The began a settlement at Mobile in 1725. It became and important American port.
The Uxbrige settlement in England began in the 5th century. (Around 1400 years old) The city of Uxbridge, Massachusetts was founded in 1662. (340 years old)
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.
This was the First Continental Congress, which began on September 5, 1774.