The primary reason Thomas Hooker left the Massachusetts Bay Colony to found the Connecticut Colony was that he believed the government had too much power. He was a proponent of a more democratic form of governance and sought to establish a government that was more representative of the people's will, leading him to settle in Connecticut where he could create a government based on these principles.
What was the primary reason Thomas hooker left the Massachusetts bay colony and found the Connecticut colony?
He desired to move further inlad where soil was better for farming
He thought the goverment had too much power
He was forced out by native americans
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