Connecticut's First Towns

The first towns to be settled in Connecticut were Windsor, Wethersfield, and Hartford.  Colonists from the Bay Colony and Plymouth Colony left Massachusetts to start their own settlements here.

eBooks:

• Where I Live: Connecticut (Chapter 3)

• Settling Connecticut 

• Daily Life in a Colonial Town

• The Connecticut Colony by Michael Burgan (available through Destiny Discover)

• It's My State!: Connecticut by Michael Burgan (page 24) (available through Destiny Discover)

Encyclopedias: 

• Britannica School- search Connecticut Colony (Level 1 article)

Websites:

• Life in the 1700s

• Early Connecticut History

Magazines:

• Connecticut Studies Weekly: Week 6- European Settlers, Week 10- Colonial Life

Library Books:

• Connecticut (Hello U.S.A.) by Amy Gelman (page 20)

• The Colony of Connecticut: A Primary Source History by Jake Miller

• The Connecticut Colony by Kevin Cunningham

• Ask your Library Media Specialist to help you find other books!

Windsor:

• History of Windsor

• Windsor Historical Society (Challenge)

• Windsor's History

• ConnecticutHistory.org

  • Windsor

  • The Windsor Economy: A River Ran Through It (Challenge)

  • Connecticut's Oldest English Settlement (Challenge)

Wethersfield:

• Wethersfield Historical Society (Challenge)

• ConnecticutHistory.org

  • Wethersfield

Hartford:

• Hartford's History

• Founders of Hartford (Challenge)