River Towns of Connecticut
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River Towns of Connecticut refers to the early English settlements established along the Connecticut River in the 1630s, including Hartford, Windsor, and Wethersfield, which formed the core of the Connecticut Colony.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early English settlements
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pequot War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Colonial America ⓘ |
| developedAlong | Connecticut River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earliestMajorSettlementsIn | Connecticut Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicBasis |
agriculture
ⓘ
river trade ⓘ |
| formedCoreOf | Connecticut Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedAsPartOf | Connecticut Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Hartford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wethersfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Windsor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | formed nucleus of self-governing Connecticut communities ⓘ |
| influencedDevelopmentOf | Connecticut political institutions ⓘ |
| languageOfEarlySettlers | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Connecticut
ⓘ
New England ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Connecticut River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededFormationOf | Fundamental Orders of Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | riverine settlements ⓘ |
| religiousBackgroundOfManySettlers | Puritan ⓘ |
| settledBy | English colonists ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1630s ⓘ |
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