Colonial LeadersHelping to form the beginnings

of the United States of America

Mrs. Ferrazzani and Ms. Sellers

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”

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

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.

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 Penn’s 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.

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.