A&E Television
History.com: The States
Learn unique facts about each American state. You can also read a more in-depth history of each state, watch videos and play a game about all the states.
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Connecticut Military Department: Connecticut Men in the Civil War
Included are histories of the various Connecticut regiments that served in the Civil War. From the 1898 book, " Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the War of Rebellion, 1861 to 1865."
Cayuse Canyon
The Us50: Connecticut
Provides extensive information regarding Connecticut's history, famous people, cities, geography, state parks, tourism, and historic sites. A fact sheet of information and a quiz are also available.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Inst.: Women's Political Rights in Connecticut 1830 1980
Teachers and students alike can check out this site to learn about the women's suffrage movement in Connecticut. The brief history is followed by lesson plan suggestions.
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State of Connecticut: Official Site
Engaging Interactive state website for your students. The site provides information and links on government as well as FAQ's, and an interactive kids site that includes interactive games and puzzles. Great site!
US National Archives
Nara: Founding Fathers: Connecticut
Gives biographical details on the three delegates from Connecticut to the Constitutional Convention: Oliver Ellsworth, William Samuel Johnson, and Roger Sherman.
A&E Television
History.com: Before Salem, the First American Witch Hunt
In Hartford, Connecticut in 1662, 30 years before the infamous Salem witch trials, a witch hunt hysteria took hold, resulting in seven trials and four executions. Find out about the accusations and trials that rattled Hartford,...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Second Generation of British Colonies
The religious and civil conflict in England in the mid-17th century limited immigration, as well as the attention the mother country paid the fledgling American colonies. In part to provide for the defense measures England was...
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: William Samuel Johnson
A short but detailed biography of one of the representatives to the Constitutional Convention from Connecticut. An interesting fact about Johnson is that he was not a supporter of the War for Independence.
50 States
50 States: Connecticut (Ct)
Find here a collection of links to information about the state of Connecticut. Categories include facts, government, geography, education, people, attractions, history, industry, and miscellaneous.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: New England Colonies: Reaching to Connecticut
Read about how the colony of Connecticut grew from an expansion of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. See how Thomas Hooker's idea of government resulted in a model of colonial charters, and find out how two very different settlements in...
University of Groningen
American History: Biographies: Oliver Ellsworth (1745 1807)
Biography of Oliver Ellsworth who represented Connecticut in the Continental Congress and also was a promoter of the Connecticut Compromise.
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University of Connecticut: Asian History: Emperor Jimmu's Conquest of the East
Website on Asian history features information on the Emperor Jimmu and the conquest of the East.
The History Cat
The History Cat: History of Colonial America: The Thirteen Colonies
Compares life in the three regions of the thirteen British colonies - the New England colonies (Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut), the Middle Colonies (New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey), and the...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Connecticut State History for Kids
Students can study the history and timeline of the state of Connecticut including early explorers, Native Americans, colonial settlers, the Revolutionary War, and the Civil War on this site.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Connecticut: A Case Study in Anti Imperialism
Lesson plan for 7th and 8th grade. Gives notes on imperialism, mercantilism and how Great Britain used the colonies as a source for raw materials.
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Conne Ct Kids Home Page
Learn Connecticut history and find other links and web resources on this state sponsored web site.
Library of Congress
Loc: The Western Reserve Is Granted to Conn.
A brief explanation of Connecticut's acquisition of the Western Territory. Provides several historical maps to provide a view of The United States as it appeared after the Revolutionary War.
Hartford Web Publishing
Hartford Black History Project: Citizens of Color: Black Society After Civil War
Discusses the history of the African American community in Hartford, Connecticut, in terms of the migration of former slaves to the city right after the end of the Civil War. Also discusses a second wave of migration as African Americans...
University of Groningen
American History: Documents: New England Articles of Confederation 1643
View the complete text of the New England Articles of Confederation 1643, an alliance of the English colonies of Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut, and New Haven.
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Prudence Crandall
A summary of the life of Prudence Crandall (1831-1890 CE), a human rights advocate who eventually established the first Black female academy in New England at Canterbury, Connecticut.
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Institute for the Preservation of Elevator History: Frank J. Sprague
Biography of Sprague, who is responsible for the development of electric trailways, electric elevators, and a commercial form of the electric motor.
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University of Connecticut: Arctic Circle
This site offers student information on natural resources, history and culture, social equity and environmental justice, anthropology, a virtual classroom and an arctic forum.
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Pequot History
A look at the culture and history of the Pequot Indians, a Northeast Woodlands tribe living in Connecticut.