New Haven Colony

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English colonial settlement Puritan colony former British colony

New Haven Colony was a 17th-century English Puritan settlement in what is now Connecticut, founded as a theocratic community with strict religious and legal codes.

Aliases (1)

New Haven, Connecticut Colony ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English colonial settlement → Puritan colony → former British colony →
borderedBy	Connecticut Colony → New Netherland →
capital	New Haven →
country	Kingdom of England →
currency	English coinage → wampum →
dissolvedIn	1664 →
economy	agriculture → maritime commerce → trade →
endTime	1664 →
establishedFor	creating a godly commonwealth → religious freedom for Puritans →
establishedOn	Quinnipiac land →
ethnicGroup	English colonists →
foundedBy	English Puritan settlers → John Davenport → Theophilus Eaton →
governmentType	self-governing colony → theocracy →
hadDisputeWith	Connecticut Colony → New Netherland →
hasCharacteristic	limited suffrage to church members → strict legal codes → strict religious codes → town-based governance →
hasLegislature	General Court of New Haven →
hasNotableLeader	John Davenport → Theophilus Eaton →
language	English →
legalSystem	Biblical law → Mosaic law-based code →
locatedIn	New England → North America → present-day Connecticut →
mergedInto	Connecticut Colony →
namedAfter	New Haven →
partOf	English colonial America → New England Colonies → Thirteen Colonies region →
precededBy	Quinnipiac territory →
religion	Puritanism →
startTime	1638 →
succeededBy	Connecticut Colony →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
General Courts (colonial New England) → New England Confederation →	appliesToJurisdiction
New England clergy →	associatedWith
Great Migration of Puritans →	destination
New England Confederation →	member
Connecticut Charter of 1662 →	mergedColonies
Connecticut Colony →	mergedWith
Connecticut Colony →	predecessor
Margaret Mansfield ("New Haven, Connecticut Colony") →	residence