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.
History
The region of New Haven, particularly the harbor around the Quinnipiac, were settled by the Quinnipiac nation.
The wider region was engulfed in the Pequot War between 1636-1638, through which the Pequot were genocided and the Quinnipiac tribe was effectively vassalized to Connecticut. The primary Quinnipiac settlement, also called Quinnipiac, was purchased in 1638 by colonists from Massachusetts Bay and re-established in 1640 as New Haven.
In 1664, the city was annexed by Connecticut.
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.