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Identifier	Thesis 1787
Author	Norton, Scott T.
Title	First Generation Connecticut Puritans, 1630-1660: Beginnings of American Democracy in the Connecticut Wilderness
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2005
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	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, developing ground of democratic tendencies in the North American colony was The Fundamental Orders of 1639, developed and implemented by the first generation of Connecticut Puritans. While historians remain divided on consecrating a relationship between these Puritan's actions and what we consider modern democracy, this thesis proves that a relationship exists between democracy and the Reverend Thomas Hooker and his followers, and that this relationship did contribute mightily to the beginning of American democracy. Through researching scholarly studies completed on Thomas Hooker and his congregation, government documents relating to the formation of the Connecticut colony, government documents relating to the governance of the colony, contemporary writings and correspondence, and sermons delivered by Thomas Hooker, it is proven that Thomas Hooker's first generation Connecticut Puritans had a direct and formative impact on the beginning of democracy in America. Evidence is presented initially by reviewing scholarly work on the topic, secondly by researching the Puritan background with respect to the development of the Connecticut colony and establishment of the Fundamental Orders, and finally by examining the relationship between the Fundamental Orders and future efforts on the road to modern democracy in Connecticut and America. Through this course of examination it is proven that the actions of Connecticut's first generation of Puritans are a vital and integral building block in the democratic foundation of modern Connecticut and the United States of America as four vital questions are answered: First, did Thomas Hooker as the principal religious leader in early Connecticut, contribute to the efforts of the Connecticut Puritans in this political endeavor? Second: Were the Fundamental Orders a constitution? Third: What relationship exists between the individual and government in first generation Puritan Connecticut? And the final question: Do the Fundamental Orders, and therefore the first generation Connecticut Puritan society, qualify as deserving the term "democratic"?
Subject	Puritans -- Connecticut: Connecticut -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Department	Department of History
Advisor	Hermes, Katherine A.
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	713734407
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