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Important people of the Colonial Era

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Thomas Hooker   Puritan leader who left Massachusetts and founded Connecticut. He believed that people could limit the power of government.  
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Baron de Montesquieu   Responsible for separation of powers  
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John Locke   European Enlightenment philosopher. Believed in the social contract; his ideas are found in the Declaration of Independence  
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William Blackstone   Authority on English Common Law (legal concepts existing before laws were formally written)  
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William Penn   Founded Pennsylvania on Quaker religious beliefs  
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John Smith   Jamestown leader "If any would not work, neither should he eat."  
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Pocahantas   Powhatan Indian who helped save Jamestown by providing food and keeping peace with Native Americans  
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Anne Hutchinson   Founded Rhode Island with Roger Williams. Was forced to leave Massachusetts because she began preaching against the Puritans  
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Puritans   Group who followed the Pilgrims to Massachusetts. Government by religion.  
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Pilgrims   First colonists in Massachusetts. Strict religious rules were imposed on everyone. Mayflower Compact  
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Roger Williams   Founded Rhode Island. Left the Massachusetts Puritans because he believed the government should stay out of religion.  
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John Winthrop   Puritan founder of Massachusetts. Government by Biblical principles  
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