1.  1 st Governor of Massachusetts  Set an example of hard work  Strengthened the power of the Church  Granted right to vote to all Church members  No separation of Church and State  Colony grew and prospered

2.  Puritan minister  Left Mass. because governor had too much power  Wanted strict limits on govt.  Founded colony of Connecticut  Wrote the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut  Gave vote to all male property owners  Expanded the idea of representative govt.

3.  Puritan minister  Founded colony of R.I.  Believed in separation of Church and State  Believed in religious tolerance (inc. Catholics and Jews)  No requirement to attend church  All white men received the right to vote

4.  Expressed her religious views and questioned the established Church  Stood up to the Puritan leaders  Was expelled from Mass.  Settled in Portsmouth, R.I.  Symbol of the struggle for religious freedom  Proved that women can have intelligent, individual opinions

5.  Governor of New Netherland  Unpopular due to harsh rule and heavy taxes  Refused people a voice in the govt.  Expanded and improved New Amsterdam  Surrendered to the English without firing a shot  Had a wooden leg

6.  Founded the Quaker colony of Pennsylvania  Welcomed all religions  Respect for Native Americans  All men and women equal  Women could preach in public  Refused to bow to nobility  Opposed to war  Founded the city of Philadelphia

7.  Proprietary Governor of the colony of Maryland (which he never visited)  Haven for Catholics  Gave colonists a role in govt.  Generous land grants  Allowed women to own land  Act of Toleration – religious freedom to all (except Jews)

8.  Founded the colony of Georgia and the city of Savannah  Social reformer  Haven for debtors and the poor  Allowed only small farms  Banned slavery at first  Georgia served as a buffer against Spanish incursion