Chapters 1-8 People Flashcards
(41 cards)
Amengo Vespucci
Cartographer (map maker); America named after him; FIRST person to realize America was a NEW continent.
Queen Elizabeth I of England
1558-1603; “The Virgin Queen”; never married; “The Protestant Queen”
Richard Hakluyt
1589: The Principal Navigations
Voyages and Discoveries of the English Nation
John Rolfe
Introduced Tobacco into the Southern Colonies.
Married Pocahontas ending the Anglo- Powhatan war.
Captain John Smith
Virginia: “if you don’t work you don’t eat”
William Penn
Quaker in Pennsylvania
Roger Williams
Fled from Rhode Island from Massachusetts. Buy the land from the natives.
Anne Hutchinson
Questioned church authorities; fled from Massachusetts to Rhode Island; Had 15 children; 1643 her and kids killed by natives.
King Philip of the Wampanoag tribe
Native Name: Metaconet
1675: his tribe was forced to work for the Puritans and follow their law
“King Philips War” he led attack on Puritans. Heavy casualties both sides.
Natives lose; and his head cut off.
Nathaniel Bacon
Frontier
Attacked by Natives.
Demands that governor sir Williams Berkley send help. He said no.
Bacon led an attack on Jamestown.
Henry Hudson
Claims New York and New Jersey.
Dutch
Increase Mather
Salem Massachusetts 1692
Town leader
Wife accused of witch craft
Benjamin Franklin
First attempt to unify colonies with Albany Plan in 1754.
Send delegates to Albany to chose a Grand Council.
Colonies refused.
General Edward Braddock
66 years old, womanizer, obese. 2500 men including George Washington. George went to learn from Braddock. 70% killed or wounded including Braddock. Defeat exposed Frontier.
Jane Frazier
Pregnant; married to John Frazier.
Kidnapped by Miami Indians and they took her to the other side of Ohio. Food was scarce. Baby died. White male also held captive. Saved food and ran towards sunrise. Made it to Fort Ashby. Gone 18 months. John remarried but ended it when he found Jane.
William Pitt
In charge of British Army.
Promoted young officers over superiors.
Jeffery Amherst
September 8 accepts French surrender.
Jonathan Edwards
Massachusetts evangelist. Encouraged people to question church authorities. Nondenominational. Swept through colonies.
George Whitefield
More popular dramatic nondenominational evangelist. Encouraged people to question church authorities. Swept through colonies.
King George the 3rd
1760-1820 22 years old
Not highly educated
Attempted to ignore Parliament. Wants to go back to absolute power.
Pontiac
1763- led attack on the frontier
British army doesn’t help.
John Locke
1690. Two treaties of government. Natural and inalienable rights. Life Liberty and property. Humans by nature are good. No need for all powerful government.
Thomas Hobbes
Thinks humans are evil by nature. They need an all powerful government. Divine Right.
George Grenville
Chancellor of Exchaquer (minister of finance) enforces navigation acts.