accompanied john smith on his expedition to virginia
George Percy
Wrote "day of dream"
Michael wigglesworth
a Dutch theologian who preached Arminianism
Jacob Arminius
Had a dream to colonize America and it died with this man at sea; his half brother sir walter raleigh took it over
Humphrey Gilbert
French explored; journeyed hundreds of miles up the St. Lawerence river
Jaques Cartier
Funded the exspansing into the new world and got Carolina named after him
Phillip the second
Established Baltimore as a haven for catholics
Lord Baltimore
Deepest Theological mind in America; ignited the great awakening
Jonathan Edwards
Last of the Aztec rulers who saw his powerful empire crumble under the force of the Spanish invasion led by Hernan Cortes
Moctezuma
The Virgin queen of England was in power when the colonies were established
Elizabeth the first
Discovered the Mississippi river; brutally mistreated the indians
Hernando de Soto
Royal governor of Virginia; member of Virginia's seaboard elite
William Berkeley
New York libel case against John Peter Zenger. Established the principle that truthful statements about public officials could not be prosecuted as libel; found not guilty
Zenger Trials
Engilsh adventurer who sponsored failed settlements of north carolinas Roanoke Island. Once favored by the queen until he secretly one of her maids of honour. he was executed for treason
sir walter raleight
A great puritain solder that ruled England for 10 years when King Charles the 1st was beheaded
Oliver Cromwell
Led an armed march on Philadelphia protesting the Quakers lenient policy towards the Indians
Paxton Boys
a former indentured servant that became a successful lawyer and defended Zenger in the Zenger Trial
Andrew Hamilton
Arch bishop of the Puritains
william laud
Wampanog cheiftain who signed a peace treaty with the Plymouth Bay settlers in 1621 and helped celebrate their 1st thanksgiving
Massasoit
The artist that is responsible for one of the most famous paintings of George Washington
Charles Wilson Peale
Members of the church
anglicans
Whoever paid for a servants passage aquired 50 acres of land. This was known as...
Headright system
Sent with an expedition down the mississippi river
Robert de la Salle
Spanish explorer; discovered Florida; killed by an Indian's arrow
Juan Ponce de Leon
Founded the 1st public library system and the Univ. of Penns.
Ben Franklin
Uneducated slave; brought to America at age 8 and published a book of poems at age 20
Phillis Wheatley
Ran Jamestown and covinced settlers to stay in America
Lord de la War
Ministers who took part in the revivalist, emotive religious tradition by George Whitefield during the great awakening
New Lights
Took over Virginia in 1608 to keep it from collapsing
John Smith
Houses created for the poor
almshouses
Orthodox clergymen who rejected the emotionalism of the great awakening in favor for a more rational spirituality
old lights
puritain leader that founded the colony of Connecticut
Thomas Hooker
Spanish explorer, crushed the Inca's in Peru in 1532; made spain rich with silver and gold