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  Roger Sherman, Revolutionary and Dedicated Public Servant

  Roger Sherman is also the only person to have signed all four of the most significant documents in our nation’s early history.
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  Early Anti-slavery Advocates in 18th Century Connecticut

  Ideals advanced during the American Revolution inspired many of the state’s religious and political leaders to question and oppose slavery in the late 1700s.
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  Roger Sherman (1721-1793)

  Founding Father Roger Sherman helped define the new nation in the last part of the 18th century.
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  Oliver Ellsworth (1745-1807)

  Oliver Ellsworth was an attorney, lawmaker, and diplomat involved in some of the most celebrated achievements of the colonial period.
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  Uriah Tracy Authors the Rules for Impeachment

  Uriah Tracy was an attorney and politician who took up arms against the British after the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
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  Roger Sherman Dies - Today in History: July 23

  On July 23, 1793, Roger Sherman—a Connecticut merchant, lawyer, and statesman—died in New Haven.
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  Connecticut Ratifies US Constitution - Today in History: January 9

  On January 9, 1788, Connecticut became the fifth state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
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  A Remarkable Signature - Who Knew?

  Roger Sherman, Connecticut merchant, lawyer, and statesman, was the only person to sign all four documents of the American Revolution.
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  The White Pine Acts - Who Knew?

  The British government made it illegal for colonials to cut down white pine trees over 24 inches in diameter—preserving the trees for use as masts on British naval ships.
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  Who Gets to Vote? History of Voting Rights in Connecticut and the United States
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  The Fundamental Orders: Rules and Laws for Early Colonial Connecticut
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  The Black Law in Connecticut
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  Religious Freedom for Jews in Connecticut
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  LGBTQ+ History in Connecticut: Colonial Era Laws and Legislation
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  LGBTQ+ History in Connecticut: Advocacy and Organization
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  The Black Panthers and the May Day Rally in New Haven
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  Eugenics in Connecticut: Legislating Genetic Purity in the Nutmeg State
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  Connecticut's Complicity in Slavery
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  Church & State in the “Land of Steady Habits”
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  Accused: 17th-Century Witch Trials