People Flashcards
John Smith
leader at Jamestown
Pocahontas
Wife of John Rolfe of Powhatan tribe
Anne hitchinson
Woman who spoke out against grace of the puritan mentality believe that you should be praised are punished individually and is banished from her colony for this
Roger Williams
believes in a complete split from the church of England and the Native Americans should get something in exchange for the land that English takes so was banished from Massachusetts and founds RI
Quakers
believes in complete pacifism, doctrine of inner light and all are equal in the church
King Phillip
Metacom, leader of Wanpanoag, wants English to leave, called KP because he had large ambition but failed
merchantilist
belief in the benefits of profitable trading, commercialism
George whitefield
itinerant preacher
John Edwards
founder of great awakening
George Washjngton
British leader, built ft necessity, wanted to capture ft Duquesne but failed
Joseph Brant
Mohawk Indian, convinced tribes to leave the French and join British
William Pitt
teaches soldiers to fight using guerrilla ware fare, ft Duquesne is renamed ft Pitt, has idea of taxing colonies to pay for British was efforts
Albany Plan of Union
first attempt at having national representative government
Paul revere
midnight rider, hung lanterns in old north church to warn colonists when the British were coming
Samuel Adams
Patriot hiding in Lexington and concord where they stored ammunition