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jonathan Edwards Forceful preacher in the Great Awakening. john dickinson delegate of Pennsylvania, who led a group that favored quick reconciliation with Great Britain as opposed to independence. hernan cortez Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547) christopher columbus Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506) Bartolome de las casas a scatholic priest. he saw that Native Americans were being mistreated and protected against Indian slavery. he suggested African slavery, but by the time he died, he regretted his mission william bradford a governor of the Plymouth Colony that helped write the Mayflower Compact and set up various programs such as fishing, trade, agricultural industries, etc. and maintained peaceful relationships with the Native Americans, so that the colony could develop nathaniel bacon Planter who led a rebellion in 1676 against the governor of the Virginia Colony crispus attucks Killed in Boston Massacre, black laborer, only African-American person killed in Boston Massacre ben franklin Scientist and inventor. Invented bifocals, odometer, and electricity experiments.Most popular publication was Poor Richard's Almanack. Published clever quotes. Example of Enlightenment spirit. and delagate from penn who proposed the albany plan of union william franklin He was the royal governor of New Jersey. Ben Franklin's son. He was very loyal to the king. Had an English wife. ferdinand and isabella royals of spain who funded alot of colonization elizabeth 1 Queen of England during the early colonial period henry viii son of Henry VII and King of England from 1509 to 1547 richard hakluyt Main promoter of colonization by England in the New World. Reasons included surplus of English labor and thwarting Spain. george grenville British prime minister who decided the colonists should help with the taxes james oglethorpe Was an English general, a philanthropist, and a founder of the state of Georgia. john locke His and other Enlightenment thinkers' ideas were used in the Declaration of Independence, all men are created equal etc. jacob leisler German immigrant, merchant, leader of New York dissidents, his militia captured the fort and he became the new head of the goverment in New York, William and Mary appointed a new governor and forced him out, later hanged for treason thomas jefferson 3rd President of the United States anthony johnson a black gentltman who bought his way out of slavery, bought land in Virginia and then sold it due to strict slavery laws and fear of loss of rights and property, then moved to Mayland thomas hutchinson believed the tea tax was unjust, but disagreed that the colonists had a right to rebel. He angered Bostons radicals when he ordered the tea ships not to clear the Boston harbor until they had unloaded their cargoes anne hutchinson Puritan dissenter banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony who fled to Rhode Island in 1638 john adams 2nd President of the United States (1735-1826) federalist not well liked sam adams American Revolutionary leader and patriot james otis First colonist to raise the issue of taxation without representation alexander vi corrupt pope who created the treaty of tordesillas john peter zenger A New York editor whose trial for seditious libel backfired on the government; the jury found that truth was a defense for libel. roger williams English clergyman and colonist who was expelled from Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism john winthrop 1588-1649 First governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630. george whitefield succeeded John Wesley as leader of Calvinist Methodists in Oxford, England, major force in revivalism in England and America, journey to colonies sparked Great Awakening john smith English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown, Virginia peter stuyvesant the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland george washington 1st President of the United States john rolfe married Pocahontas and started the planting of tobacco in Jamestown samuel seabury first american episcopal bishop Connecticut marco polo Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324) pontiac famous chief of the Ottawa who led an unsuccessful rebellion against the British (1715-1769) pope pueblo religious leader who led an uprising against the spanish francisco pizzaro conquistador who conquered the incas william pitt An energetic, self-confident politician who reinvigorated the British Army. thomas paine Great writer, wrote "Common Sense", said "These are the times that tried men's souls," deist william penn Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718) tecumseh a famous chief of the Shawnee who tried to unite Indian tribes against the increasing white settlement (1768-1813) james monroe 5th president, begins expansionism including Florida and Missouri, as well as reigning over the Era of Good Feelings james madison 4th President of the United States john quincy adams 6th President of the United States worst presidetial term ever eli whitney cotton gin andrew jackson 7th president of the US democrat against bank henry clay United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852) john marshall Chief Justice of the Supreme Court midnight appointee very federalist john c calhoun South Carolina Senator - advocate for state's rights, limited government, and nullification martin van buren 8th U.S. President. 1837-1841. Democratic william henry harrison 9th President of the United States died shortly after inauguration william lloyd garrison United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879) daniel webster a senator from Massachusettes and the most powerful speaker of his time who was involved in the Webster-Hayne debate fredrick douglas A black freedom fighter and ran away telling people about slavery joseph smith founder of mormanism Stephan f. austin given rights to farm in texas while it was still ruled by mexico james k polk president in March 1845. wanted to settle oregon boundary dispute with britain. wanted to aquire California. wanted to incorperate Texas into union. lewis cass He was nominated as President after Polk and he evolved a doctrine of popular sovereignty. He argued that slavery should be kept out of Congress and left to the people. preston brooks Responsible for beating radical republican Charles Sumner with his cane stephan douglas writer of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, wanted to build the railroad through the North and gave up the Missouri Compromise Line john brown abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1858) abraham lincoln 16th U.S. President. 1861-1865 (Assassinated). Republican National Union george mcclellan union general, 1st commander, overly cautious, fired by Lincoln