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​  **__Do you want to live well? Welcome To Connecticut!!!__**

 __ Whats the History of Connecticut?: __ The Connecticut Colony was first explored in 1614 by Adrian Block, a Dutch. He sailed up the Connecticut River called //Pasbeshauke// meaning "place at the mouth of the river" in Dutch. In 1636 Thomas Hooker, a puritan from the Massachusets Bay Colony, came in from the Massachusets Bay Colony in search of religious freedom. He brought along a few hundred people w ho were also in search of religous freedom. He later named the colony he set up, Connecticut. He was the Governor for many years until he died in 1676. The Dutch set up a few forts along the Connecticut River like Hartford, but sooon the English came over and took them over and claimed the land. __ What do we do for money?: __ The 5,543 square miles of Connecticut are beutiful and resourceful. Many of the farmers don't do so well here because of the very cold winters. But many people rely on fish from the ocean because the farmland was very poor especially near the ocean. Theres a for the rich the poor, everyone! You can be a blacksmith, schoolmaster, doctor, weaver, shoemaker, farmer and merchant. There are for women too, like servants, tavernkeepers and school teachers. Some of the common products that we produce are fish that are sold at markets and tobacco and wheat from the farms. We also make many shoes which are sold to the townspeople of Connecticut colony.

__What will the colony be like in the future?: __This colony will become a great one and will thrive with many people. There will be alot of trade and the colony will last a long time. There should be plenty of food and shelter with many people living here. We hope our colony will become well populated and have more and more people living here over the years that are to come. __ Are there any risks in the colony?: __There is a slight risk however that a war may break out over the colonie's and it may occur near us because we are in the center of the New England Colonies. It is possible that you could catch a disease when you first move there because your body probably won't adapt to the enviornment right away. If you're alergic to pollon you just have bad luck because in the spring there is a ton of pollen in the air. And if you are wondering about wild animals, there are no harmful ones here only small game you can hunt. No worries, our colony is perfectly safe. __What is the Climate and Geography in Colonial Connecticut? __ In our colony, it rains an average of 47 inches of rain a year. Although the winters are cold, we have mild and warm summers. The latitude is 40°58′ N to 42°03′ N and the longitude is 71°47′ W to 73°44′ W. Some major cities in our colony are Hartford and New Haven. The longest river is the Connecticut River. The river valley was good for farming crops like corn and wheat. The land was very rocky so people had to dig out a lot of rocks and clear forest areas for farming. There is also a long coastline along the ocean. This was good for shipbuilding, fishing and whaling. The main elevation is 500 feet above sea level.



 __What can my kids do here in Colonial Connecticut?__  Children in Connecticut learn how to make and play with yo-yo's, puzzles,dolls and hoops. They also juump rope, fly kites, roll marbles and play cards. They play games like London Bridge, tennis and shooting targets with their bows and arrows. Children also made up rhymes like : One for the bug, One for the crow, One to rot And two to grow. = = =<span style="color: #6a3939; font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; msobidifontfamily: Arial;">Children went to schools starting in 1750. The schoolhouses were only one room. Older children taught the younger students. If children misbehaved the teacher would whip them. The girls were taught only reading, writing and very little math. If a girl was very good at the subjects, they would have to be homeschooled to get advanced education. For boys, they got taught Latin and Greek. Those were the languages necessary for college. It was uncommon for children to go to college. Yale University was one of the college's that boys and girls went to. Yale was a very advanced college =



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