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The U.S. state of Connecticut began as three distinct settlements of Puritans from Massachusetts and England; they combined under a single royal charter in 1663.Known as the "land of steady habits" for its political, social and religious conservatism, the colony prospered from the trade and farming of its ethnic English Protestant population.
Connecticut A Fully Illustrated History of the State from the Seventeenth Century to the Present (1961) 470pp the standard survey to 1960, by a leading scholar; Van Dusen, Albert E. Puritans against the wilderness: Connecticut history to 1763 (Series in Connecticut history) 150pp (1975) Williams, Peter W., ed. (1999).
The name "Connecticut" originated with the Mohegan word quonehtacut, meaning "place of long tidal river". [59] Connecticut's official nickname is "The Constitution State", adopted in 1959 and based on its colonial constitution of 1638–1639 which was the first in America and, arguably, the world. [ 1 ]
The colony joined Connecticut Colony in 1664. [2] The history of the colony was a series of disappointments and failures. The most serious problem was that New Haven Colony never had a charter giving it legal title to exist. The larger, stronger colony of Connecticut to the north did have a charter.
Connecticut is known as "The Constitution State". The origin of this title is uncertain, but the nickname is assumed to be a reference to the Fundamental Orders of 1638–39 which represent the framework for the first formal government written by a representative body in Connecticut.
The town of Cromwell, Connecticut was also named in his honor. As late as 1864, town residents could still recall the plots of land that were to be assigned to the Puritan lords. [23] The badge of Yale's Saybrook College is derived from the seal of the colony. [24] The seal also established grapevines as a symbol of Connecticut. [25]
The region of New England in the United States has numerous place names derived from the indigenous peoples of the area. New England is in the Northeastern United States, and comprises six states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
English Colony of Connecticut, 1689–1707 History of Connecticut industry; British Colony of Connecticut, 1707–1776 King George's War, 1740–1748 Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle of 1748; French and Indian War, 1754–1763 Treaty of Paris of 1763; Royal Proclamation of 1763; American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783