New Haven Colony

New Haven Colony
1638–1664
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Map of the Connecticut, New Haven, and Saybrook colonies
Status	English colony
Capital	New Haven
Common languages	English
Religion	Puritanism
Government	Self-governing colony Theocracy
Governor
• 1639-1658	Theophilus Eaton
• 1658-1659	Francis Newman
• 1661-1664	William Leete
Legislature	General Court
History
• Established	1638
• Merged with Connecticut Colony	1664
Currency	Pound sterling
Succeeded by Connecticut Colony Province of New York Province of Pennsylvania Province of New Jersey
Today part of	United States  ∟Connecticut  ∟New York  ∟New Jersey  ∟Pennsylvania  ∟Delaware

New Haven Colony was an English colony from 1638 to 1664 that included settlements on the north shore of Long Island Sound, with outposts in modern-day New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.^[1] The colony joined Connecticut Colony in 1664.^[2]

The history of the colony was a series of disappointments and failures. The most serious problem was that New Haven Colony never had a charter giving it legal title to exist. The larger, stronger colony of Connecticut to the north did have a charter. New Haven's leaders were businessmen and traders, but they were never able to build up a large or profitable trade because their agricultural base was poor, farming the rocky soil was difficult, and the location was isolated.^{[citation needed]}