The colonization of Connecticut began in the late 1630s to early 1640s when Thomas Hooker left his hometown and met the soon to be Puritan pastor, Joseph Cotton. Hooker was also a preacher, an aristocratic one, but clashed with the aristocratic Governor of Massachusetts, Governor Winthrop who wanted a small body of government to rule the state. Hooker dreamed of a new colony and soon realized his dream when in June of 1636 he took his church congregation on foot to the Connecticut Valley with their cattle before them and ignoring the Dutch traders and Plymouth men started the town of Hartford, the beginning of the new commonwealth. Congregations from Watertown and Dorchester migrated as well to found the towns of Windsor and Wethersfield and, soon, another 800 people. New Haven was founded in 1638 (as a colony) by Reverend John Davenport with Theo Eaton of London as the men pitched tents on the northern shore of Long Island Sound while the Reverend preached against the natural temptation of man and set up this government to unite with Mosaic (pertaining to Moses) law. In April of 1662 Connecticut Colony gained a Royal Charter to confirm their self-government that had been formed from the Fundamental orders. Connecticut is one of the original thirteen New England colonies. Rivers in Connecticut include Connecticut River which is fed from Fourth Connecticut Lake in New Hampshire, and forms a large sandbar near its mouth on Long Island Sound, its sand coming from as far north as Quebec, Canada. This sandbar prevents major cities from choosing the river for a large city or port location. Connecticut has a dense population, it is the fourth most densely populated state in the country with over 700 people per square mile. Connecticut has a humid continental climate as well as a humid subtropical climate. Places on southern Connecticuts coast have subtropical species growing such as the Dwarf Palmetto or the Needle Palm. Temperatures range from the mid thirties in January to the mid eighties in July as the high temperature. These are Fahrenheit temperatures. The average rainfall in Connecticut is 49.8 inches. Connecticut joined the Union on January 9, 1788. Famous attractions in Connecticut include the Peabody Museum of Natural History At Yale University, Mattatuck Museum Arts & History Center, Dinosaur State Park, Mystic Seaport and the Old State House. The largest employers in the state of Connecticut include General Electric Company, Inc., United Technologies Corporation–suppliers of aerospace, defense and building products, the International Paper Company, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Aetna Incorporated–managed health care providers and Xerox Corporation.
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