Connecticut Colony

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Colony
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:New_York
gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkb:Rhode_Island
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Hartford
gptkbp:cultural_impact Architecture
Art
Civil rights
Constitutional law
Economic development
Infrastructure
Literature
Philanthropy
Public health
Religious freedom
Social justice
Transportation
Urban planning
Women's rights
Community service
Environmentalism
Labor rights
Social reform
Volunteerism
Abolitionism
Civic engagement
Education system
Political activism
Political thought
Grassroots movements
American_federalism
gptkbp:dissolved 1776
gptkbp:economy Agriculture
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Connecticut_flag
gptkbp:founded 1636
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Thomas_Hooker
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:Connecticut_River
gptkbp:governs Self-governing
gptkbp:historical_significance First written constitution in the Western tradition
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:King_Philip's_War
Pequot War
Constitutional Convention of 1787
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Connecticut Colony
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Qui_Transtulit_Sustinet
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:William_Williams
gptkb:John_Winthrop_the_Younger
gptkb:Roger_Sherman
gptkb:Jonathan_Trumbull
gptkbp:population approximately 200,000 (1774)
gptkbp:predecessor Connecticut_River_settlements
gptkbp:region gptkb:New_England
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Puritanism
gptkbp:significantEvent Fundamental Orders of 1638-1639
gptkbp:successor gptkb:State_of_Connecticut