1. Colonization Test
People to Know

2. John Smith
Strong leader who saved the Jamestown colony. Forced the “gentlemen in the wild” to work.

3. Pocahontas
Daughter of the Indian chief Powhaten. Saved John Smith from being execution. Married Jamestown leader John Rolfe.

4. John Rolfe
Jamestown leader who brought tobacco to the colony. Married Pocahontas.

5. John Carver
Pilgrim leader who received a charter for Plymouth colony and organized the voyage of the Mayflower.

6. Samoset
First Indian to greet the Pilgrims. Know English and served as a translator.

7. Massasoit
Indian chief of the Wampanoag who befriended the Pilgrims

8. Squanto
Indian who taught the Pilgrims to fish, hunt and farm using fish for fertilizer.

9. William Bradford
Pilgrim leaader. 2nd governor of Plymouth colony. Wrote “A History of Plymouth.”

10. John Winthrop
Puritan leader and governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Called the puritan colony “A City Upon A Hill,” meaning a model Christian society.

11. Roger Williams
Founder of Rhode Island colony. He was a Puritan minister who left Massachusetts because he believed in freedom of religion.

12. Pequots
Indian tribe who battled and the Connecticut puritans. In 1637, 500 Pequots were killed when the victorious Connecticut colonist attacked their fort.

13. Thomas Hooker
Puritan minister who left Massachusetts and founded Connecticut. He set of The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, America’s first constitution.

14. Anne Hutchinson
Outspoken puritan women who was expelled from Massachusetts for criticizing the government, church, and the status of women in society.

15. William Penn
Founder and proprietor of Pennsylvania, Quaker leader and champion of religious toleration. Called Pennsylvania his “Holy Experiment.”

16. James the Duke of York
King of England’s brother, who seized New Amsterdam with four British warships, renaming it New York.

17. Cecil Calvert (Lord Baltimore)
Catholic proprietor and founder of Maryland. Gave settlers extra land for children and servants. Toleration Act of 1649 protect all Christians.

18. James Olgethorpe
Proprietor of Georgia (named for King George II). Wanted London’s debt prisoners to come to Georgia. Forbad slavery and liquor.