SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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Roger Williams
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John Winthrop
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Thomas Hooker
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William Bradford
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Fundamental Orders, inspired by Thomas Hooker’s sermon of May 31, 1638, provided the framework for the government of the Connecticut colony from 1639 to 1662.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1639, the Connecticut Colony wrote and adopted the Fundamental Orders. This document reflected our independent spirit and is considered by many to be the first written constitution of a democratic government. That’s why Connecticut is nicknamed “The Constitution State."
Detailed explanation-3: -The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was an early agreement between the colonial communities of Hartford, Wethersfield, and Windsor that established a representative government based on the example of a number of Massachusetts colonies. It’s arguably the very first constitution of the American colonies.
Detailed explanation-4: -*The “Fundamental Orders, ” 1638-9. “Voted” January 14, 1638, the Fundamental Orders were the beginning of Connecticut as a commonwealth. Their spirit was that of a sermon preached by the Rev.