Southern New England, 1639-45, image 1 of 19
The First Connecticut Constitution
“The colony thus founded a Christian Commonwealth and a purely democratic republic upon the first written constitution of any State in America, if not indeed, in the world. And this, with such slight changes in its practical provisions as the increase of population demanded, [...]
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Signature of Momauguin
“But there were two reasons, imperative with the new-comers, for seeking a place for their future home without the bounds of Massachusetts: there was too much theological controversy and not sufficient harbor accommodation about the Bay. The banishment of Mrs. Hutchinson was not the extirpation of [...]
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Signature of Theophilus Eaton
“Two months later the people were again assembled; again they were exhorted and counseled by Davenport, with the Bible between his hands. He was now, however, more than leader by weight of character and respect for his learning; the church had chosen him as [...]
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Signatures of Miantonomo and Canonicus
“All these went forth with the God-speeds and good wishers of the brethren of Massachusetts; but not so with the founders of Rhode Island. Roger Williams fled out into the night and the winter’s storm, with the order of the General Court [...]
“For six years, as we have already said, this question of confederation was a topic of anxious discussion. Though so strictly defined and limited, it was only with the utmost caution that the several colonies consented to surrender the rights of self-government even for so obvious a good as a sure protection against their [...]
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The signature of Captain John Mason, Officer during The Pequot War
“Whether the fault was in the method by which the Puritans sought to bring the Indians to a knowledge of the true faith, or whether these people are by nature incapable of being anything but savages, all attempts [...]