click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
People to Know
People to Know for the 13 colonies
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Separatists | Group of people who thought an entirely new church was needed in England (Pilgrims) |
Puritans | People who wanted to reform the church of England *Only people who went to church could vote* |
Roger Williams | Founded Rhode Island because he wanted a separation of church and state |
Peter Stuyvesant | Harsh Dutch leader of New Netherland i mid-1600's |
Quakers | Believed in helping others, equality, no slavery, no war |
William Penn | Quaker who founded Pennslyvania colony for religious freedom |
James Oglethorpe | Founder of Georgia |
Anne Hutchinson | Angered Puritan ministers when she said people answered to God not the church |
Squanto | Native American; taught the Pilgrims how to survive |
John Rolfe | Invented tasty tobacco |