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| A black indentured servant who joined two white servants and tried to flee Virginia in 1640. All three were caught, they were sentenced to receive 30 lashes each, and the whites had their service extended by four years. They ordered the black man to "serve his said master... for the time of his natural life." |
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| Daughter of Powhatan, leader of a Confederation of Indian tribes in the area of Jamestown, married John Rolfe. Her marriage implied a sort of political alliance, which eased tensions somewhat. She went to England and promoted settlement, she died while preparing to voyage back to America, in 1616 |
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| Brother of Powhatan leader, when the leader died he assumed control of the tribe. He is known for leading to major attacks on the peoples of Jamestown. Once in 1622 and the other in 1644. |
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| (reigned from 1625-1649) He was not an advocate of popular rights or representation in the colonies, rather he adhered to the idea of divine right. |
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| Sir George Calvert (Lord Baltimore) |
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| Described as a "forward and knowing person," was one such favored courtier of James I. He served at James's secretary of state, he took charge of dissolving the Virginia Company. He converted to Roman Catholicism and was awarded 10 million acres surrounding the northern end of Chesapeake Bay. The territory was names Maryland after Queen Henrietta Maria/ |
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| (reigned 1660-1685) Restored the throne after his father was beheaded and he was exiled. This left him with a great many debts. In 1663 he granted eight powerful gentlemen title to all lands lying south of Virginia and north of Spanish Florida. |
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| Secretary and political philosopher, he produced the "Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina." This document spelled out unworkable plans for a complex social order. Also granting head rights of up to 150 acres and promise to free person "shall have absolute power and authority over... negro slaves." |
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| (1590-1657) Leader of the Pilgrims in the New World. Helped shut down the Thomas Mortons "Merry Mount". A place where individuals gathered and dance naked around a may pole. Also sold guns to indians among other grievances to the pilgrims. |
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| (1588-1649) A prominent lawyer and landholder. To escape religious persecution, 700 Puritans crowded on 11 ships and sailed to Massachusetts. This was a part of a movement, the Great Migration, of people fleeing the religious oppression and worsening economic conditions under Charles the !. An estimated 20,000 people emigrated. |
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| This man saw Massachusetts as "the setting forth of God's house, which is his church." |
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| (1603?-1683) A well educated clergyman and very pious Puritan. Pronounced land claims granted by England to be fraudulent because the land was not purchased from the Indians, denounced Bay Colony Leaders who meddled in Church affairs. He was banished in October 1635 from Massachusetts. Would purchase land from Indians and create Providence Rhode Island. He was an advanced agent of for such concepts as religious freedom and separation of Church and State. |
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| (1591-1643) Mother of 13, served as a mother and midwife. She spoke openly about her religious viewed, which had strong m mystical element. Once humans had experienced grace, she believed, the"Holy Spirit illumines the heart," and God would offer direct revelation. A belief that gained the label Antinomian. She was banished from Massachusetts in 1638 and migrated to Rhode Island, she helped form Portsmouth. |
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| Known as King Phillip by Puritans, son of Massasoit, a Wampanoag chieftain. He was hauled before a court and a statement of submission to the throne of England extracted, was humiliated, 1671. In1675 he led a group of warriors to attack settlements in Connecticut and Massachusetts. |
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| Controlled over 1000 acres in Maryland and served as the executor of Governor Leonard Calvert's estate in 1647 |
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| (1674-1774) inherited 26,000 acres along the JAmes River in 1705. By the time of his death he had land holdings of 180,000 acres and 200 slaves. |
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| A black from Africa, made the journey on a slave ship. Recalled the journey as "loathsomeness of the stench" from overcrowded conditions, which made him "so sick and low" that he neither was "able to eat, nor had... the desire to taste anything." |
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