Connecticut

Summary
A lesson on the state of Connecticut. The reading is accompanied by true and false questions.

Objectives
• To introduce students to salient features about the state of Connecticut and its history.

Suggested Grades
4th Grade
5th Grade
6th Grade

Excerpt
Connecticut is one of the six New England states that are located in the northeast corner of the United States. Connecticut is south of its neighbor Massachusetts and is flanked by Rhode Island to the east and New York to the west. Connecticut?s entire southern border is seacoast along Long Island Sound, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. Across the sound, further south, is Long Island, New York. With its proximity to New York City, western Connecticut is home to commuters who work in the greater New York City area.

Early History
Around 4,000 years ago Native Americans that archaeologists call the Algonquian people began settling in the area of present-day Connecticut. Algonquian people represented numerous tribes that were united by dialects of a common language and features in lifestyle.

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