1. Samuel de Champlain Allied himself with and traded with Natives of NE
Explorer
Explored and traveled the Great Lakes regions and NE
Defeat of the Iroquois
Led to Iroquois aligning themselves with the French

2. Powhatan Chief of 30 tribes Father of Pocahontas
Initially enemy of the settlers
Strong leader
Jamestown saw as a threat

3. John Smith *Soldier of Fortune
*Placed in charge of Jamestown in order for it to survive
* “No work, No food!” policy

4. Lord Baltimore Founder of Maryland Refuge for Catholics
Conflicted with Protestants

5. James Ogelthorpe Layed out Savannah in a European style of blocks etc.
*Founder of Georgia
Layed out Savannah in a European style of blocks etc.
Created key port for Southern Colonies
Georgia is founded as a “Penal” colony, (Debtors Colony)

6. John Winthrop Governor of Massachusetts Puritan Minister
“City Upon a Hill”

7. William Penn
Quaker
Founder of Pennsylvania (Penn’s Woods) – named after his father for support of the King during the English Revolution
Died in debt due to using all his finances for the good of the colony and its people.
“The Great Experiment”

8. Phillis Wheatley African-Ameriacn published writer.
* 1st published Afr-Amer. Writer in America / Colonies

9. Benjamin Franklin *Writer *Publisher (Silence Do-Good) *Scientist
*Inventor
*Writer
*Publisher (Silence Do-Good)
*Scientist
*Ambassador
*1st Post master General
*Founding Father
* Albany Plan of Union

10. George Washington
*Lt. Colonel in British Army during French and Indian War (Virginia Militia)
*Virginia Representative in Continental Congress
*Chosen as 1st General of the American Colonial Army
*Elected 1st President of the United States of America.

11. John Adams *Washington’s Vice President
Representative in Continental Congress from Massachusetts.
Represented the British soldiers at the Boston Massacre and won the case.
Cousin of Samuel Adams
Best friend of Thomas Jefferson (later rivals)
Became 2nd President of the United States.

12. Patrick Henry Virginian, Representative in Continental Congress.
Sons of Liberty
“Give me Liberty, or give me DEATH!”
VA House of Burgesses passes the “Virginia Resolves”

13. Thomas Paine *British philosopher and political scientist.
Author of Common Sense
Believed in complete break from British government.

14. Thomas Jefferson
Virginia Representative in Continental Congress.
Penned the Declaration of Independence
Virginia Lawyer
Friend later rival of John Adams
Becomes President of the United States
Washington’s 1st Secretary of State

15. William Howe British General
* Hard headed commander who fought the “traditional” war in the colonies.

16. Charles Cornwallis British General
Defeats Washington often early in the war.
Starts to loose some battles to Washington and is sent South to command all British forces in the South.
Lost the battle of Yorktown to Washington that ended the war.

17. Marquis de Lafayette *French General
Train and command militia for the Continental Army.
Yorktown was his battle plan
He and Washington defeats Cornwallis at Yorktown.

18. John Dickenson President of Continental Congress
*Articles of Confederation (1st US government)
* Helps create the Federation of 13 states known as the United States of America.