Chapter 4 People Flashcards
Pilgrims
people who came to America for religious freedom
Squanto
American Indian man who helped Pilgrims after their first winter in what is now Massachusetts.
John Winthrop
Founded Massachusetts Colony
William Penn
Quaker, Founded Pennsylvania
Nathanial Bacon
Colonist of Virginia colony, famous as the instigator of Bacon’s Rebellion in 1676
John Smith
Soldier and explorer was important to the colonists survival because he was very prepared and had done research
John Rolfe
He helped make a profit by growing and selling tobacco
he married Pocahontas
Thomas Hooker
Founded Connecticut
He created Foundemental Orders of Connecticut- first written constitution
Roger Williams
Minister who didn’t agree with the leadership of Massachusetts
He made a new settlement called Providence that became Rhode Island
Quakers
one of the largest religious groups in New Jersey
They were a Protestant sect founded in the 1600s
believed all people had inner light and spoke directly to God
Jame Oglethorpe
Founded Georgia Colony
colony was created for poor English citizens
Oglethorpe wanted Georgia to not have wealthy farmers and big plantations
Pocahontas
Daughter of Powhatan leader Wahunsonacocks, married John Rolfe
