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In1636 Thomas Hooker founded Hartford and claimed some land that later became Connecticut.
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Connecticut joind in on forming the New England Confederation.
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John Winthrop went to England to get a charter for some land and approval. This document gave the colony legal basis and approval from the king.
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Connecticut participates in Kng Philip's War in Rhode Island and Massachusetts
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sir Edmond Andros went to Connecticut by King James 2 to take their charter and legal rights.
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Colliagate school moves to Connecticut; this college is late called Yale.
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the Great awewakeing is a movement when the colonists start changing their religious practices and really thinking about how they praise.
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English passed the stamp act that said all documents hard to have a stamp that ment a tax had been paid.
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The Declaration of Independence wasn’t signed on July 4, 1776. On July 1, 1776, the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, and on the following day 12 of the 13 colonies voted in favor of Richard Henry Lee’s motion for independence.
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Thomas Hooker, a minister, founded Connecticut. It became the fifth state.
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Connecticut reserve lands are sold for $1,200,00 to establish schools.
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Brass Industry is started begins by Abe Porter.
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Hartford Insurance Company is started and is still running today.
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the War of 1812 started but didnt affect Connecticut much. The line "the rockets ran glare the bombs bursting in air" from the Star Spangled Banner is from the war.
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Captian Nathanial Palmer fo Connecticut discovers Antarctica but was not the first to step foot on it.
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Captian John Davis of New Haven, Connecticut was the first man to step foot on Antarctica.
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Mutual Insurance of Hartford is founded. Mutual insurance was the first AIncurance Company.
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The first Connecticut Railroad Incoraperated from Norwich to Worcester.
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Charles Goodyear developed rubber vulcanizing process, Godyear tires.
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Slavery becaomes abolished in connecticut after over 200 years.
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Hartford became the capitol of Connecticut.
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First telephone exchange in the world opened in New Haven
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Ella Grasso; is the first women to be elected govonor of Connecticut.
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Sixty five residents of Connecticut were killed in September 11 attacks.
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Connecticuts population drops 40,000 since 1950, population is now 124,775 people.
