USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In Hartford, Connecticut, the first constitution in the American colonies, the “Fundamental Orders, ” is adopted by representatives of Wethersfield, Windsor, and Hartford. The Dutch discovered the Connecticut River in 1614, but English Puritans from Massachusetts largely accomplished European settlement of the region.

Detailed explanation-2: -America’s first constitution, the Articles of Confederation, gave the Confederation Congress the power to make rules and request funds from the states, but it had no enforcement powers, couldn’t regulate commerce, or print money.

Detailed explanation-3: -“Connecticut was designated the Constitution State by the General Assembly in 1959. As early as the 19th Century, John Fiske, a popular historian from Connecticut made the claim that the Fundamental Orders of 1638/1639 were the first written constitution in history.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1776 the people of Connecticut adopted the charter as their new state constitution after removing references to the king. The 1776 constitution was replaced in 1816, which means that the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut effectively served as a constitution for 177 years.

Detailed explanation-5: -Major John Mason was a magistrate and is credited with being one of the writers of this document. There is no record of the debates or proceedings of the drafting or enactment of the Fundamental Orders.