Connecticut Colony

An English colony in New England founded in the 1630s, it developed self-government and received a royal charter in 1662 that incorporated it as the Province of Connecticut.

Thomas Hooker: An English Puritan minister who helped found Connecticut and became a leading voice for its early government. His 1636 migration from Massachusetts helped establish the settlement at Hartford.
Connecticut Charter of 1662: A royal charter granting Connecticut a broad measure of self-government and defining its colonial boundaries. It secured the colony's legal status and later gave it the name Province of Connecticut.
John Haynes: An English colonial governor who helped lead the founding of Connecticut and served as its first governor. He joined Thomas Hooker in organizing the river settlements' government.
Wethersfield: A Connecticut town founded by English settlers in the 1630s, among the colony's earliest river settlements. Its settlers joined Hartford and Windsor in forming the early colony.
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut: A 1639 framework for government adopted by Connecticut's river towns. It formalized political institutions in the colony's first decade.
Connecticut General Court: Connecticut's colonial legislature, composed of elected representatives and other officials. It exercised substantial governing authority under the colony's charter.
Samuel Stone: An English Puritan minister who accompanied Thomas Hooker to Connecticut and helped establish Hartford. His ministry helped anchor the founding community at Hartford.
Windsor, Connecticut: A town on the Connecticut River settled by English colonists in the 1630s. Its early settlement helped establish English presence in the river valley.
Pequot War: A 1636–1638 conflict between English settlers and their Indigenous allies against the Pequot people. The war reshaped English control and Indigenous power in southeastern Connecticut.
Connecticut Colony governors: The officials who led Connecticut's colonial government, usually chosen through local elections. Their selection reflects the colony's unusual degree of self-rule.

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