New Haven Colony | |||||||||||||
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1638–1664 | |||||||||||||
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Status | English colony | ||||||||||||
Capital | New Haven | ||||||||||||
Common languages | English | ||||||||||||
Religion | Puritanism | ||||||||||||
Government | Self-governing colony Theocracy | ||||||||||||
Governor | |||||||||||||
• 1639-1658 | Theophilus Eaton | ||||||||||||
• 1658-1659 | Francis Newman | ||||||||||||
• 1661-1664 | William Leete | ||||||||||||
Legislature | General Court | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
• Established | 1638 | ||||||||||||
• Merged with Connecticut Colony | 1664 | ||||||||||||
Currency | Pound sterling | ||||||||||||
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New Haven Colony was an English colony from 1638 to 1664 that included settlements on the north shore of Long Island Sound, with outposts in modern-day New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.[1] The colony joined Connecticut Colony in 1664.[2]
The history of the colony was a series of disappointments and failures. The most serious problem was that New Haven Colony never had a charter giving it legal title to exist. The larger, stronger colony of Connecticut to the north did have a charter. New Haven's leaders were businessmen and traders, but they were never able to build up a large or profitable trade because their agricultural base was poor, farming the rocky soil was difficult, and the location was isolated.[citation needed]
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