Colonial Leaders
first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony
John Winthrop
first permanent English establishment in America
Jamestown
exposed the Catholic doctrines and translated the Bible into English
John Wycliffe
where the greatest victory for the New England Confederation took place
King Philip's War
colony that was settled to help people not make profit
Georgia
founder of Rhode Island
Roger Williams
first English child born in modern America
Virginia Dare
A Protestant group known for pacifism and belief in the “inner light.”
Quakers
act allowed people who were professing Christians to have free worship
Toleration Act
consisted of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, churches were congregational
New England
founder of Pennsylvania
Year that Jamestown was established
1607
the belief that work was God-given, and work should be used to glorify God
Puritan Work Ethic
theory that monarchs are chosen by God and answer only to Him
divine right of kings
consisted of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, and had religious diversity
middle colonies
broke ties with the Catholic Church
Roanoke
Where did the Pilgrims first flee for religious freedom before sailing to America?
Leyden
individuals who were granted large tracts of land
patroons
trail carved by Daniel Boone
Wilderness Road
wrote History of Plymouth Plantation
William Bradford
first institution of higher learning in British North America and when was it founded
Harvard College ; 1636
group that had a huge impact on the culture and politics of Rhode Island
Baptists
a movement in the 18th century that deterred from belief in God but encouraged humanism
the Enlightenment
the three major forces behind colonization:
monarchs, businessmen, and settlers