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  The 13 Colonies of America

Connecticut

 

Founded: 1636 by Thomas Hooker and others, at Hartford

Major Industry: Agriculture (wheat, corn, fishing)

Major Cities: Hartford, New Haven

Colony Named for: from an Algonquin word, quinnehtukqut, "beside the long tidal river"

Became a State: February 6, 1788

More on Colonial Connecticut
A Robin's Eye View of Colonial Connecticut History
Connecticut History
Slavery in Connecticut

New England Colonies Rhode Island Connecticut Massachusetts New Hampshire

Middle Colonies Delaware Pennsylvania New York New Jersey

Southern Colonies Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia

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See also: The Making of the Connecticut Colony

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