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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Fundamental_Orders_of_ConnecticutFundamental Orders of Connecticut - Wikipedia

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   The Fundamental Orders were adopted by the Connecticut Colony council on January 24 [O.S. January 14] 1639. The fundamental orders describe the government set up by the Connecticut River towns, setting its structure and powers. They wanted the government to have access to the open ocean for trading.

2. connecticuthistory.org › the-fundamental-orders-of-connecticutThe Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

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   Jan 14, 2023 · The Fundamental Orders, inspired by Thomas Hooker's sermon of May 31, 1638, provided the framework for the government of the Connecticut colony from 1639 to 1662.

3. teachingamericanhistory.org › document › the-fundamental-orders-of-connecticutThe Fundamental Orders of Connecticut - Teaching American History

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   4 days ago · The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut is the official title for the compact agreed to by the freemen of the towns of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield in 1638–39.

4. newenglandhistoricalsociety.com › fundamental-orders-connecticut-constitutionThe Fundamental Orders of Connecticut: Founding Document by a...

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   The Fundamental Orders set the framework for Connecticut Colony’s governance from 1639 to 1662. They called for sessions of general courts every April and September, with six magistrates and a governor presiding.

5. oll.libertyfund.org › pages › 1639-fundamental-orders-of-connecticut1639: Fundamental Orders of Connecticut - Liberty Fund

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   In 1776 the people of Connecticut adopted the charter as their new state constitution after removing references to the king. The 1776 constitution was replaced in 1816, which means that the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut effectively served as a constitution for 177 years.

6. www.cga.ct.gov › hco › booksThe Fundamental Orders - Connecticut General Assembly

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   Rules,Orders anddecrees as shall bemade,ordered &decreed, as followeth: 1.t I is Ordered, sentenced and decreed, that there shall be. yerely two generall Assemblies or Courts, the on the second. thursdayin Aprill, the other the secondthursday in September, following; the first shall be called the Courte of Election,

7. connecticuthistory.org › fundamental-orders-understand-how-connecticut-taughtThe Fundamental Orders: Connecticut’s Role in Early...

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   Jan 15, 2021 · Adopted in January 1639, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut stated the powers and limits of government. The preamble of the Fundamental Orders officially formed a confederation under the guidance of God—standing in stark contrast to today’s ideas about the separation of church and state.

8. www.britannica.com › topic › Fundamental-Orders-of-ConnecticutFundamental Orders of Connecticut | colonial Connecticut |...

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   In Connecticut: Political, economic, and social maturation …the colony began with the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (1638), a civil covenant by the settlers establishing the system by which the river towns of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield agreed to govern themselves.

9. avalon.law.yale.edu › 17th_century › orderAvalon Project - Fundamental Orders of 1639 - Yale University

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   In which Court the Governor or Moderator shall have power to order the Court, to give liberty of speech, and silence unseasonable and disorderly speakings, to put all things to vote, and in case the vote be equal to have the casting voice.

10. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › the-first-colonial-constitutionThe first colonial constitution | January 14, 1639 | HISTORY

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    Feb 9, 2010 · In Hartford, Connecticut, the first constitution in the American colonies, the “Fundamental Orders,” is adopted by representatives of Wethersfield, Windsor, and Hartford.