Mohegan, the people of the land where the waters never stand still, say quinnehtukqut, meaning Long River of Tides or Place by the Long River. This then became Connecticut, which means the state in the north-east of the USA that is part of New England. Its first European settlers were Dutch, but the first major settlements were founded by the English around 1630. One of the thirteen colonies that rebelled against the Kingdom of Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War, Connecticut declared independence from Great Britain in July 1776 and became the fifth state of the United States on January 9, 1788. Connecticut has been officially known as the “Constitution State” since 1959 because its legislators played a key role in the development of the US Constitution, signed in 1787. With the second highest per capita income behind Delaware, Connecticut is one of the wealthiest states in the USA. A flourishing manufacturing industry developed in the 18th and 19th centuries. Machines, metal goods, textiles and other finished products are manufactured there. In the 19th and 20th centuries, there were also financial and insurance organizations that also contribute to the high income in this state. Agriculture is mainly focused on the cultivation of grain, potatoes, tobacco, corn and oats and on conventional animal husbandry. Check topschoolsoflaw.com for brief history of the state of Connecticut.