The nickname also might refer to the Fundamental Orders of 1638–39. These Fundamental Orders represent the framework for the first formal Connecticut state government written by a representative body in Connecticut. The State of Connecticut government has operated under the direction of four separate documents in the course of the state's constitutional history. After the Fundamental Orders, Connecticut was granted governmental authority by King Charles II of England through the Connecticut Charter of 1662.
The nickname also might refer to the Fundamental Orders of 1638–39 These Fundamental Orders represent the framework for the first formal Connecticut state government written by a representative body in Connecticut The State of Connecticut government has operated under the direction of four separate documents in the course of the state's constitutional history After the Fundamental Orders Connecticut was granted governmental authority by King Charles II of England through the Connecticut Charter of 1662