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First Europeans land on Connecticut shores
they were dutch traders who sailed up the Connecticut river. They landed near what is now known as Hartford. -
dutch trades purchase land from Pequot Indians
ply mouth colony sends William Holmes to new land to build a trading post at what is now Windsor -
Wetherfield founded
Massachusetts sent people to form it not knowing Connecticut had that land -
first English settlers arrive at Windsor
a group from dorchester, Massachusetts joined Windsor -
Hartford founded
it was founded by the famouse reverend thomas hooker. he also founded connecticut. -
trouble between settlers and indians
the Indians wanted there land saying it was theirs to begin with -
fundamental orders of Connecticut
they were made by thomas hooker , john haynes, and roger ludlow -
code of laws
formed by rogewr ludlow to see that the settlers stopped misbehaving -
Kimg Philips war
connecticut joined in with rhode island to help them -
sir edmund andros
he came to take away charters and colonist legal rights including assemblies -
louisburg
connecticut troops led by roger Wolcott capture louisburg -
stamp act
the stamp act was passed to pay out the debt from the french and indian war -
townshend acts
britian still in debt after stamp act failed -
tea act
this act happened to show that britian still had power over colonies came from part of townshend acts -
guns/artillery
first gun powder mill made in connecticut just outside hartford -
new haven attack
new haven connecticut attacked by british troops under general tryon -
brass industry
the brass industry started in waterbury it was originated from Abel porter -
the war of 1812
the war didn't effect Connecticut much but they wanted to help other colonies -
antarctica adventure
Nathaniel Palmer finds Antarctica he was from Connecticut -
music industry explodes
first american music school built in Salem Connecticut -
railroad built
railroad between hartford and new haven helps with trade -
college started
first college built in Connecticut know known as central Connecticut university -
war
55,000 men serve in union army. the army was led by William Buckingham -
hartford
Hartford labeled capital of Connecticut. Hartford didn't have a capital before. -
scouting
first boy scout troop organized in Connecticut.. large step in social working -
st joseph college
it was founded in west hartford -
9/11
152 Connecticut citizens killed in world trade center attacks -
help
hartford request to send supplies for hurricane damage in florida -
youth group
hartford signs for youth disability groups arranged at schools -
basketball
university of Connecticut blue devils wants more wins then last year
