On December 12, 2005, the small Connecticut town of Eastford held a referendum for its 1,600 citizens to decide if they would allow alcohol sales in their town. The following morning, the results were clear. Eastford voters decided 330 to 287 to...
Puritans -- Connecticut: Connecticut -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
The Puritan settlers who established England's colony in Connecticut during the period from 1630 to 1660 brought forth and nurtured the seeds of democratic ideals for America and the world. The primary document that fertilized Connecticut's rich,...