The Connecticut orders were the first binding legal document of the area which served the function of a constitution and since it was written it also resembled one. It is considered to be the <span>first written Constitution in the </span><span>Western tradition which is why many call it the constitution state. It got repealed eventually when the royal charter came into effect.</span>
This is of course a fairly subjective question, but it could be argued that no single society is in a golden age because almost all societies are so interconnected.
I think taxation is right, if I remember correctly.
The two main sources are Maps and Artifacts
