<P> On April 22, 1662, the Connecticut Colony succeeded in gaining a Royal Charter that embodied and confirmed the self - government that they had created with the Fundamental Orders . The only significant change was that it called for a single Connecticut government with a southern limit at the Long Island Sound, including today Suffolk County on Long Island, and a western limit of the Pacific Ocean, which meant that this charter was still in conflict with the New Netherland colony . </P> <P> Indian pressures were relieved for some time by success in the ferocious Pequot War . King Philip's War (1675--1676) spilled over from Massachusetts; Connecticut provided men and supplies . Victory removed any remaining warlike Native American influences in Connecticut . The colonists had seen some Indians as a potential deadly threat, and mobilized during both the Pequot war and King Philip's War to eliminate them . More than three - fourths of all adult men provided some form of military service . </P> <P> In 1686, Sir Edmund Andros was commissioned as the Royal Governor of the Dominion of New England . Andros maintained that his commission superseded Connecticut's 1662 charter . At first, Connecticut ignored this situation . But in late October 1687, Andros arrived with troops and naval support . Governor Robert Treat had no choice but to convene the assembly . Andros met with the governor and General Court on the evening of October 31, 1687 . </P> <P> Governor Andros praised their industry and government, but after he read them his commission, he demanded their charter . As they placed it on the table, people blew out all the candles . When the light was restored, the charter was missing . According to legend, it was hidden in the Charter Oak . Sir Edmund named four members to his Council for the Government of New England and proceeded to his capital at Boston . </P>

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