Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (1639)

At a January 14, 1639 Connecticut Colony council meeting, a preamble and 11 laws were agreed upon to establish a government for Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield. In effect until 1662, this document is considered one of the earliest foundations for American democracy.

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