Connecticut Colony

GPTKB entity

Statements (145)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:colonialism
gptkbp:area 16,000 square miles
gptkbp:bordered_by gptkb:New_York
gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkb:Rhode_Island
gptkbp:breeding_behavior gptkb:England
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Hartford
gptkbp:city gptkb:Hartford
gptkbp:civic_engagement Town meetings
gptkbp:climate Humid continental climate
Humid continental
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:King_Philip's_War
gptkb:Pequot_War
gptkbp:coordinates gptkb:Connecticut_River_Valley
gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:cultural_contribution gptkb:literature
Religious freedom
Political thought
gptkbp:cultural_events gptkb:Thanksgiving
gptkbp:cultural_influence American democracy
Puritan culture
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:1776
gptkbp:economic_activity gptkb:Shipbuilding
gptkbp:economy gptkb:textiles
gptkb:Agriculture
gptkb:Iron_Age
gptkb:Shipbuilding
gptkb:trade
Dairy farming
Farming
Fishing
Horse breeding
Livestock farming
Manufacturing
Whaling
Cattle ranching
Grain production
Beekeeping
Cider production
Shipbuilding industry
Tobacco cultivation
Fruit orchards
Vegetable farming
Maple syrup production
Agricultural exports
Lumbering
Distilling spirits
Trade with West Indies
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_College
gptkb:Yale_University
gptkb:Trinity_College
gptkb:Connecticut_College
gptkbp:education_system gptkb:Harvard_College
gptkbp:established_in gptkb:English_Puritans
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Connecticut_flag
gptkbp:founded 1636
gptkbp:founded_by gptkb:Thomas_Hooker
gptkbp:geography River valleys
gptkbp:government_type Self-governing colony
Self-governing
gptkbp:historical_documentation gptkb:Fundamental_Orders_of_1638-1639
gptkb:The_Fundamental_Orders
gptkb:Constitution_of_1818
gptkb:Fundamental_Orders
gptkb:Charter_of_1662
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkb:King_Philip's_War
gptkb:Pequot_War
gptkbp:historical_legacy Role in American Revolution
Foundation of American democracy
Establishment of public education
Development of federalism
Influence on U. S. Constitution
Contributions to the abolition movement
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:colonialism
gptkbp:historical_significance First written constitution in the Western tradition
First written constitution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Connecticut Colony
gptkbp:influence_on Connecticut statehood
gptkbp:involved_countries gptkb:Mohegan
gptkb:Pequot
gptkb:Narragansett
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legal_framework Common law
gptkbp:location gptkb:Connecticut
gptkbp:major_city gptkb:Bridgeport
gptkb:Hartford
gptkb:Saybrook
gptkb:Windsor
gptkb:New_Haven_Colony
gptkb:New_London
gptkb:New_Haven
Stamford
Middletown
gptkbp:merged_with gptkb:New_Haven_Colony
gptkbp:military_conflict gptkb:French_and_Indian_War
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:Connecticut_militia
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Qui_Transtulit_Sustinet
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:The_American_Revolution
gptkb:The_English_Civil_War
gptkb:The_Great_Migration
gptkb:Charter_of_1662
The establishment of the first public library
The establishment of Yale University
The establishment of the Fundamental Orders
The establishment of the General Assembly
The establishment of the first American bank
The establishment of the first American hospital
The establishment of the first American law school
The establishment of the first American insurance company
The establishment of the first American public school system
The establishment of the first American women's rights convention
The establishment of the first newspaper in America
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:Roger_Ludlow
gptkb:Jonathan_Edwards
gptkb:William_Williams
gptkb:John_Winthrop_the_Younger
gptkb:Roger_Sherman
gptkb:Thomas_Hooker
gptkb:John_Haynes
gptkbp:original_settlers gptkb:Puritans
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:New_England
gptkbp:population Colonial population
200,000 (approx. 1770)
Approximately 200,000 by 1776
gptkbp:principal gptkb:Royal_Charter_of_1662
gptkbp:relationship_with gptkb:New_Netherland
gptkb:Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
gptkb:Native_American_culture
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Puritanism
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Fundamental_Orders_of_1638-1639
gptkb:Fundamental_Orders_of_1638
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:The_Charter_Oak
Three grapevines
gptkbp:territory gptkb:New_England
gptkbp:trade Fur trade
gptkbp:transportation Rivers and roads
gptkbp:year_established 1636
gptkbp:year_merged 1662
gptkbp:year_of_conflict 1636
gptkbp:year_of_historical_conflict 1675
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Benedict_Arnold
gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4