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Colonists
13 Colonies Study- Important People
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| John White | led the second group of settlers that settled on Roanoke Island |
| Peter Stugvesant | Dutch Governor of New Netherland (Middle Colonies) |
| John Smith | English Explorer and leader of Jamestown Settlement |
| James Oglethorpe | founded Georgia colony (Southern Colonies) |
| William Penn | English Quaker who founded Pennsylvania colony (Middle Colonies) |
| John Winthrop | Purtian leader served as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England Colonies) |
| Walter Raliegh | English explorer who helped set up first colony in NA- Roanoke Colony |
| George Calvert | Member of the Virginia Colony, received the original charter for Maryland (Southern Colonies) |
| Cecilius Calvert | George’s son- established the Maryland Colony (Southern Colonies) |
| King Charles II | English King who gained control of the Atlantic Coast of North America |
| Tamanend | chief who developed peaceful relationship with William Penn (Middle Colonies) |
| John Whitefield | British minister who helped lead the Great Awakening (Middle Colonies) |
| Eliza Lucas Pinckney | South Carolina colonist who experimented with growing the indigo plant. (Southern Colonies) |
| Anne Hutchinson | English colonist that was expelled from Massachusetts Bay Colony because of her religious beliefs |
| Roger Williams | Founder for Providence (now Rhode Island) he was forced to leave Massachusetts Bay colony (New England Colonies) |
| Olandah Equiano | former enslaved person who wrote a book about his life (Southern Colonies) |