1. Colonial Leaders Helping to form the beginnings of the United States of America Mrs. Ferrazzani and Ms. Sellers

2. John Winthrop 1588-1649 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”

3. Anne Hutchinson 1591-1643 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

4. Roger Williams 1603?-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.

5. William Penn 1644-1718 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.

6. John Smith 1579?-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.