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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.
9. Nov. 2009 · The state’s greatest east-west length is about 110 miles, and its maximum north-south extent is about 70 miles. Connecticut takes its name from an Algonquian word meaning “land on the long ...
Vor 5 Tagen · Geographical and historical treatment of Connecticut, including maps and a survey of its people, economy, and government. Located in the northeastern corner of the U.S. and one of the original 13 states, Connecticut ranks 48th among the 50 U.S. states in total area but is among the most densely populated.
Connecticut has a long maritime history and a reputation based on that history—yet the state has no direct oceanfront (technically speaking). The coast of Connecticut sits on Long Island Sound, which is an estuary. The state's access to the open Atlantic Ocean is both to the west (toward New York City) and to the east (toward the ...
Connecticut ist ein Bundesstaat im Nordosten der Vereinigten Staaten und Teil der Region Neuengland. Connecticut war eine der dreizehn Kolonien, die während des Amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskrieges gegen das Königreich Großbritannien rebellierten. Der Name entstand aus der französischen Verballhornung des moheganischen Wortes ...
Stories about the people, traditions, innovations, and events that make up Connecticut's rich history.
26. Mai 2021 · A timeline displaying the major events leading to Connecticut statehood, including its settlement by the Dutch, the origins of Hartford, Wethersfield, and Windsor, the founding of the Connecticut, New Haven, and Saybrook colonies, and Connecticut's acquisition of a formal charter from England.
