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Connecticut History
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Connecticut
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Early History
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Apart from the brief visit of the Scandinavians in the early
eleventh century, the Western Hemisphere remained unknown to Europe until Columbus's voyage in
1492. However, the native peoples of North and South America arrived from Asia long before, in a
series of migrations that began perhaps as early as forty thousand years ago across the land
bridge that connected Siberia and Alaska.
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Connecticut Early History
First Early Inhabitants of Connecticut
Early history examines the archaeological record that tells the story of the first inhabitants of Connecticut. Learn about the history and culture of the first inhabitants, and what lessons it might teach us about the early history of Connecticut.
Connecticut First Early Inhabitants
Before the arrival of European settlers in the 1500s and 1600s, Connecticut was home to a number of indigenous peoples.
Thousands of Native Americans lived in what is now the state of Connecticut before European settlers came to the area. They were all part of the Algonkian Indian family. The Pequot tribe was the most powerful. These Indians lived near the Thames River to the south. The Mohicans, a branch of the Pequot, lived near present-day Norwich.
These Native Americans gave the state its name. Connecticut comes from an Indian word "Quinatucquet," which means "Beside the Long Tidal River."
The Dutch navigator, Adriaen Block, was the first European of record to explore the area, sailing up the Connecticut River in 1614, and though the Dutch established a trading post, it was the British who fully colonized the area In 1633, Dutch colonists built a fort and trading post near present-day Hartford, but soon lost control to English Puritans migrating south from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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US History
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Understanding history is empowering. An incident is but the furthest
ripple of an ever-expanding wave that may have started eddying outward hundreds of years ago. One
who has "insight" in history is able to harness the power of that wave's entire journey.
United States of America has an early history beginning
sometime prior to 15,000 years ago, as well as the past 200 years or so of rich and proud
history, which is relatively short compared to other countries and nations. From
Independence to the Civil War to the World Wars to the Cold War, we have a lot of things to
tell and things to be proud of.
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