Why is Connecticut called the Constitution State?

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Facsimile of the 1638 Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, a handwritten document adopted by Hartford, Wethersfield, and Windsor, considered the first written constitution.

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Facsimile of the 1638 Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, a handwritten document adopted by Hartford, Wethersfield, and Windsor, considered the first written constitution.

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

This 1638 agreement helped establish one of the first representative governments...

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, Connecticut History, Colonial Period ca. 1600-1775, State Archives, Connecticut State Library (183381)