•≈• The Connecticut Colony was originally named the River Colony.
•≈• This colony was established on March 3, 1636 to have a settlement for a Puritan congregation.
•≈• The English got control over the colony in the late year of 1636, after having some struggles with the Dutch.
•≈• The Pequot War took place at this colony with the Pequot Indians and the english battling against each other.
•≈• Self-Government, is what the Connecticut Colony played a huge role in the New World.
•≈• John Haynes was the governor for this colony.
•≈• Thomas Hooker and John Haynes were the founders of the Connecticut Colony.
•≈• Early in the colony's years, the governor could not server consecutive terms.
•≈• Because of this, governorship shifted between Edward Hopkins and John Haynes for 20 years.
•≈• A Rev. John Davenport and merchant Theophilus Eaton of the New Haven Colony led te founders, and the New Haven Colony was also absorbed into the Connecticut Colony in the 1660s.
•≈• This colony was established on March 3, 1636 to have a settlement for a Puritan congregation.
•≈• The English got control over the colony in the late year of 1636, after having some struggles with the Dutch.
•≈• The Pequot War took place at this colony with the Pequot Indians and the english battling against each other.
•≈• Self-Government, is what the Connecticut Colony played a huge role in the New World.
•≈• John Haynes was the governor for this colony.
•≈• Thomas Hooker and John Haynes were the founders of the Connecticut Colony.
•≈• Early in the colony's years, the governor could not server consecutive terms.
•≈• Because of this, governorship shifted between Edward Hopkins and John Haynes for 20 years.
•≈• A Rev. John Davenport and merchant Theophilus Eaton of the New Haven Colony led te founders, and the New Haven Colony was also absorbed into the Connecticut Colony in the 1660s.