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57 Cards in this Set
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King Charles the Second
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Gave the first charter to Connecticut in 1657
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King James the Second
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Successor to King Charles the Second, Tried to take the charter away from CT in 1687
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Sir Edward Andros
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Came to CT in 1687 to take the charter away from CT under the orders of King James the Second. Ruled Ct as part of New England, Governor of CT at one time
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Fundamental orders of CT
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the charter of Connecticut, hidden in the Charter Oak then reinstated in 1689
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Charter Oak
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The white oak that the Charter (Fundamental Orders of CT) was hidden in when Andros tried to take the charter away.
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Saybrook Platform
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adopted to settle the dispute over religion and power. It established a set of beliefs as the official religion of the colony, but gave individual congregations autonomy in other matters.
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Why were CT residents taxed?
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They were taxed to support the Church
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Did you have to be a member of the Congregational Church to vote?
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No, membership in the Congregational Church was not required to vote.
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Why was the Saybrook Platform adopted?
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The Saybrook platform was adopted because religious disputes among the Puritans over Church government and congregational autonomy threatened the unity of the colony
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King Philips War
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1675-1676, the last major resistance by Native Americans to white settlement of southern New England.
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When did Great Britain and France fight for control of North America?
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1680-1763
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What did CT supply for the English?
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troops and money
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When was the first Continental Congress?
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1774
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CT signers of the Declaration of Independence
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Roger Sherman, Samuel Huntington, William Williams, Oliver Wilcott
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Roger Sherman
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CT legislator/ judge, helped draft the Declaration of Independence, introduced the Great Compromise
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CT Revolutionary War heroes
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Ethan Allen, Israel Putnam, Nathan Hale
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CT Revolutionary War traitor
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Benedict Arnold, joined the British in 1779
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Why was CT nicknamed the Provisions state?
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CT was nicknamed the Provisions State because it supplied food, arms and ammunition to the Continental Army
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John Trumbull
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Was governor 1769-1784, the only colonial governor to be retained as governor after the outbreak of the Revolutionary War
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CT Delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia
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Roger Sherman, William Samuel Johnson, Oliver Elworth
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The Great Compromise
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Introduced by Roger Sherman - Congress would have an upper house, the Senate, and a lower house, the House of Representatives.
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1818 Constitution of CT
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State and religion were separate for the first time in CT, with all religions given equal status
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CT joined the Union on what date?
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CT joined the Union on January 9, 1788, it was also the FIFTH state to join the Union.
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Woolen mills, cotton mills, Eli Whitney's cotton gin helped develop the modern system of what?
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These all helped develop the modern system of mass production.
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What Yankee Peddlers sold
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buttons, pins, needles, hats , combs, tinware, tableware, brassware, rifles, nutmeg
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Railroads and canals encouraged what?
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Railroads and canals encouraged large scale industry
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The Civil War stimulated CT's what?
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The Civil War stimulated CT's industrial industry. CT was predominantly industrial til the end of the 19th century
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Windsor, Wethersfield, Hartford became colonies in this year
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In 1639 these three settlements became colonies
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Native Americans spoke this language
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Algonquin was spoken by these people
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Pequots were the most powerful and lived in this area
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These people inhabited the Eastern part of Ct near the Long Island Sound
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Native Americans hunted, grew and caught these things
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deer, squash, corn, fish
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A group broke away from the Pequots, led by a chief called - ?
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They were led by a chief called Uncas
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The first Europeans to settle in CT
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the Dutch
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The Dutch were led by this person
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The Dutch were led by mariner Adriaen Block, who sailed up the CT river and traded fur with the natives
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By the 1630's, people from the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies were attracted by this
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These settlers from Massachusetts and Plymouth were attracted by the fertile river valley of CT
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The settlement that Roger Ludlow established
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This person established the settlement at WInsdor
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The settlement that John Winthrop established
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This person established the settlement in Saybrook
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The settlement that John Oldham established
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This person established the settlement in Wethersfield
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The largest migration to CT was led by this person in 1636. How many people did he take?
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The largest migration to CT was led by Thomas Hooker in this year. He took 100 people with him.
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The Native Americans and colonists fought over this, causing friction between them
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These two groups of people fought over land. There was friction between them
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These two groups of Native Americans helped the settlers launch the attack at Mystic Fort
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the Naragansett and the Mohegans helped the settlers launch the attack at this fort
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In 1639 these three colonies united, becoming CT
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Hartford, Wethersfield and Windsor united to form the CT colony in this year
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The Fundamental Orders of CT was framed by these three people
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Thomas Hooker, Roger Ludlow, John Haynes framed this document
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The Fundamental Orders of CT was the first written what
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This document was the first written constitution of the American colonies
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John Haynes
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first governor of CT
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CT manufactured goods
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aircraft engines and parts, medical supplies, instruments, tools, submarines, clocks
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By the first decade of the 20th Century, CT was primarily a what kind of state?
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CT was primarily an urban, immigrant state by the beginning of the 20th century
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The main religion of CT in the 20th century
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The main religion in the 20th century was Roman Catholicism because of all the immigrants from Italy, Ireland, Poland and other European countries
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By this year, 30% of CT's population was foreign born.
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By 1910, this percentage of CT's population was foreign born.
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World War One stimulated CT industry, especially supplying this
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CT especially supplied ammunition, stimulating the industry of CT during this World War
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Insurance was centered in this city
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This industry was centered in Hartford
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Party in power after the Great Depression
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The Democrats were in power after this tragic economical depression
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Governor Wilbur Cross
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Introduce public works programs to provide jobs, passed minimum wage laws, unemployment compensation and protection against job discrimination.
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Four things Democrats improved after the Great Depression
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This political party improved state colleges, hospitals, prisons and tightened security regulations
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World War Two restored CT prosperity as these products were manufactured in CT
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Pratt and Whitney airplane engines, Hamilton standard propellers, Cheney silk parachutes, Electric Boat submarines joined old manufactured goods such as guns, artillery, guns ammunition, and uniforms
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During this time period CT thrived except for short downturns during national recessions
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the 1950s to 1980s
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Corporations that moved their headquarters to be near NY
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GE, American Brands, Union Carbide
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