Colonial Leaders

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Colonial Leaders

• Helping to form the beginnings of the United
  States of America
• Mrs. Ferrazzani and Ms. Sellers

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John Winthrop1588-1649

• Born in England
• Founding governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Wanted to achieve a Puritan utopia
• Wrote A Model of Christian Charity
• City on a Hill

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Anne Hutchinson1591-1643

• Well educated in England
• Came to America seeking religious freedom as a
  Puritan
• Shared her opinions about religion with others
• After her trial she left Massachusetts for Rhode
  Island

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Roger Williams1603?-1683

• Roger Williams was a pastor in Salem,
  Massachusetts.
• He was thrown out of Massachusetts for speaking
  out against the Puritan church.
• He escaped with the help of the Wampanoag natives
  who protected him.
• He founded Rhode Island, south west of
  Massachusetts. He allowed religious freedom
  here. Rhode Island was one of the only colonies
  not to have an official religion.

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William Penn1644-1718

• William Penn was an English Quaker who founded
  Pennsylvania.
• Penn was granted land in America because King
  Charles II wanted to try a Holy Experiment.
  Also the king owed Penns father money, so he
  gave Penn the land instead.
• Penn was important for two main reasons. One was
  that Penn was the founder of Pennsylvania and the
  other was because of his Quaker religion.

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John Smith1579?-1631

• John Smith was one of the founding members of
  Jamestown.
• He was elected president of the Jamestown colony
  council and helped the colony recover from its
  earlier problems.
• He organized trading with the Native Americans
  and the building of houses in the colony.
• His life may or may not have been saved by the
  native princess, Pocahontas.