CT History 1600's
The purpose of this research is to somehow put the history of Connecticut into perspective. When we started finding the old large cents and Spanish Reales we were curious as to what was happening when these coins were minted and circulating, so we made this history timeline to compare with our coin timeline. European nations came to the Americas to increase their wealth and broaden their influence over world affairs. The Spanish were among the first Europeans to explore the New World and the first to settle in what is now the United States. By 1650, however, England had established a dominant presence on the Atlantic coast.
The first colony was founded at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. Many of the people who settled in the New World came to escape religious persecution. The Pilgrims, founders of Plymouth, Massachusetts, arrived in 1620. In both Virginia and Massachusetts, the colonists flourished with some assistance from Native Americans. New World grains such as corn kept the colonists from starving while, in Virginia, tobacco provided a valuable cash crop.
US History CT Timeline - 1600's
1614 - Adrian Block (dutch) sails up Connecticut River1633 - permanent Dutch trading post established at Windsor (where Farmington river flows into CT river)
1633 - first tobacco crop raised in Windsor
1634 - first settlement at Wethersfield (oldest town in state)
1635 - first permanent building built in Windsor
1635 - 50 people settle in Hartford
1636 - 2nd setttlement at Saybrook(fort & trading post)
1638 - New Haven was settled - 3rd in state
Note: Most of the 1630's was spent at war between white man and Indians
1643 - New Haven included Milford, Guilford, and Stamford
1651 - Middletown founded
1657 - Winthrop elected govenor of New Haven serves till 1659
1659 - Norwich founded at head of Thames River
1662 - charter granted by Charles II. Connecticut established as a corporation
1674 - Andros demands all land west of CT river
1675 - massacre of the Narragansett Indians
1637 to 1679 - 40 years of peace
1687 - famous Charter Oak incident
1690 - expedition against Montreal
Continue reading the Connecticut History Timeline 1700's
Or read more historical information on the New England Colonies website