New England Colonies

Constitutional History

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were drafted and adopted in January 1639 by representatives from the towns of Hartford, Windsor, and Wethersfield. The key debates and vote...

Relationships

The New England and Southern colonies developed differently yet were connected by shared British roots, religious and commercial motives, and eventual integration into a single...

history

Religion in the New England colonies was primarily shaped by Puritan Congregationalism, a Reformed Protestant tradition that sought to model a godly society grounded in Scriptur...

history

The Colony of Connecticut emerged in the 1630s when English settlers founded towns along the Connecticut River and established a self-governing colony based on written covenants...