= New Haven =

'''New Haven''' is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut.

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== Geography ==

The city was settled on a natural harbor north of the Long Island Sound.

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== History ==

The region of New Haven, particularly the harbor around the Quinnipiac, were settled by the [[UnitedStates/Quinnipiac|Quinnipiac]] nation.

The wider region was engulfed in the '''Pequot War''' between 1636-1638, through which the [[UnitedStates/Pequot|Pequot]] were genocided and the Quinnipiac tribe was effectively vassalized to [[UnitedStates/Connecticut|Connecticut]]. The primary Quinnipiac settlement, also called Quinnipiac, was purchased in 1638 by colonists from [[UnitedStates/MassachusettsBay|Massachusetts Bay]] and re-established in 1640 as '''New Haven'''.

In 1664, the city was annexed by [[UnitedStates/Connecticut|Connecticut]].

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== Composition ==

In 1639, the '''Fundamental Agreement''' was enacted to establish self-government. Suffrage was extended only to planters with church membership. The colony was effectively a Puritan theocratic state.



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