1. Anne Hutchinson- was a Puritan spiritual adviser and an important contributor in the Antinomian Controversy that shook the entire colony of Massachusetts Bay from 1636 to 1638.
2. Roger Williams- was an English Protestant cleric who was an advocate of religious freedom and the separation of church and state.
3. William Bradford- was an English leader in the Plymouth Colony. He was also a signatory of the Mayflower Compact.
4. Thomas Hooker- was a prominent Puritan colonial leader, who founded Connecticut as a colony after opposing Puritan leaders in Massachusetts.
5. William Penn- was an English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, early Quaker and the founder of Pennsylvania. He was an early advocate of democracy and religious freedom, known for his good relations with the Lenape Native Americans.
6. John Winthrop- was a wealthy Puritan lawyer and a prominent figure in the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the first major settlement in New England after Plymouth Colony.
7. King Philip (Metacom)- was a Wampanoag chief also known by his English name King Philip. He used his influence to try to push out the colonists of New England in what came to be known as King Philp’s War.
8. John Cotton- was a clergyman in England and then in American colonies and, he also served as the minister and theologian of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
9. Sir Edmund Andros- was a colonial administrator in North America. He was the governor of New England during most of its three-year
13.William Penn- Upon receiving a charter from King Charles II a year later, this English Quaker founded Pennsylvania in 1682 and launched the colony as a "holy experiment" based on religious tolerance.
William Pitt: British general; also known as the "Great Commoner" and "Organizer of Victory"; switched British focus in war from West Indies to Quebec-Montreal area; led 1758 expedition against Louisbourg (first significant British victory); appointed James Wolfe for Quebec expedition, 1759; led to fall of Montreal in 1760 (no more French left in Canada
John Winthrop- John Winthrop went to trinity college at age fifteen and married his first wife at 17 years old. Winthrop studied law and was an attorney at the Court of Wards and Liveries. He trained himself to be a full-fledged puritan. His religious experience made him a social activist. Winthrop joined the company, pledging to sell his land and move his family to Massachusetts. he was chosen governor 12 times between 1631 and 1648 and died on March 26, 1649.
And I’m happy to say that after 5 years John was a freeman. He became a well liked and highly respected man of the Plymouth colony and after becoming a freeman, he served at various times as selectman, assistant and deputy governor, surveyor of highways, and as a member of the fur committee and was elected deputy to the Massachusetts General
John Winthrop led the English Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony to the New World embarking the ship Arbella. John explained his desire to “…work as one man”, (Doc. A) Majorly wanting a message of equality to get across and the hope to make it successfully as a group. Unity as such was strongly needed in the journey to the New World. The beginning of the founding of the colony came to a rough start with the desire for many different things, the messy beginning called for a leader,
New England marks the beginnings of the Baptist struggle for “religious liberty.” Baptist names such as: Roger William, John Clark, and William Screven were significant figures that advanced the cause and displayed the trials and struggle of “religious liberty.” Roger William, (who was a
Anne Hutchinson was a remarkable colonial woman who first came to Massachusetts in the fall of 1634. She is less remembered for her contributions in the new world as a wife, mother of fourteen, and midwife to many than for her eventual trial and banishment from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. I was interested in writing a paper on a colonial woman and chose Anne Hutchinson after a "Google" search turned up a very good review on a recent book about her life. I have been intrigued by the fact that the Puritans came to America to practice their religion freely, yet allowed no freedom to question their
Anne Hutchinson: Puritan Prophet is a novel that tells the story of a puritan who fought for religion. She fought for the belief of predestination and of free grace. Hall uses her life to tell the story of religion and how her inspiration got religion to where it is in modern day. He shows us how Hutchinson’s courage to speak her thoughts helped make free religion which was a new concept for the world. Anne Hutchinson fought hard for what she believed in. She faced the humiliation of being banished just so the world can have free grace.
In Puritan led Massachusetts Bay Colony during the days of Anne Hutchinson was an intriguing place to have lived. It was designed ideally as a holy mission in the New World called the "city upon a hill," a mission to provide a prime example of how protestant lives should have subsisted of. A key ingredient to the success of the Puritan community was the cohesion of the community as a whole, which was created by a high level of conformity in the colony. Puritan leaders provided leadership for all facets of life; socially, economically, religiously, and even politically. A certain hierarchy was very apparent in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, in which ministers always seemed to have gotten their way.
The political and religious leader Roger Williams (c. 1603-1683) is best remembered for founding the state of Rhode Island and advocating
In Puritan led Massachusetts Bay Colony during the days of Anne Hutchinson was an intriguing place to have lived. It was designed ideally as a holy mission in the New World called the “city upon a hill,” a mission to provide a prime example of how protestant lives should have subsisted of. A key ingredient to the success of the Puritan community was the cohesion of the community as a whole, which was created by a high level of conformity in the colony. Puritan leaders provided leadership for all facets of life; socially, economically, religiously, and even politically. A certain hierarchy was very apparent in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, in which ministers always seemed to
John Winthrop was a true leader who understood that the difficulties the new world would present could be overcome through Christian Charity. As such he was able to organize a community based on religious convictions that would motivate people to work as one to succeed.
John Winthrop was known to be a father figure amongst the colonists. Winthrop was a part of the Puritan religious group. The Puritans were people looking to purify the Church of England under the reign of King Henry the VIII. Winthrop in 1629 led the Puritans on a verge to America to create a “City on a Hill” . The Massachusetts Bay Company relocated their headquarters to America and named where they settled New England. The Massachusetts Bay Company also funds the Puritans journey to America. The colony is known to be the second to establish in America. A year after settling 1630, John Winthrop establishes a port named Massachusetts Bay for their new city, Boston. The city of Boston will become the first major city in America. For his role and leadership in creating a “City on a Hill”, he was known to be a father figure amongst the colonists. I believe that
John Winthrop founded the colony of Massachusetts Bay in 1630, where he was the first Governor of the colony, a position he held for twenty years. In April, 1630, aboard the ship Arbella, he led a large party from England for the new world to establish a pure Christian based colony. "They hoped to establish communities of pure Christians who collectively swore a covenant with God that would they work for his ends, knowing that in return, He would watch over them".
Captain John Mason was the founder of the New Hampshire colonies. It was founded New Hampshire because he was set out on a voyage with someone else to found scotland, but he decided to found it for himself and he found New Hampshire. John Mason was born in 1586, and he died in 1672. John Mason served as governor of Newfoundland from 1650-1621. In 1625 Mason drew the first english map of the island of Newfoundland.