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Who were the important people in the 13 colonies?
13 Colonies List
| Date Founded | Name | Famous People |
|---|---|---|
| 1607 | Virginia | John Smith John Rolfe Pocahontas |
| 1620 | Plymouth Colony (de-established) | John Carver William Bradford Myles Standish |
| 1626 | New York | Peter Stuyvesant Peter Minuit |
| 1630 | Massachusetts | John Winthrop |
Who were the leaders in the colonies?
Famous Colonial Leaders
| A | B |
|---|---|
| Lord Baltimore | started the colony of Maryland |
| Lord Delaware | Started the colony of Delaware |
| James Oglethorpe | Started the colony of Georgia |
| William Penn | Started the colony of Pennsylvania |
Who were 3 of the most influential speakers in the colonial period?
Who were 3 of the most influential speakers in the colonial period?
| Captain John Smith | Sir Thomas Dale | John Rolfe and Pocahontas |
|---|---|---|
| William Bradford | John Carver | Myles Standish |
| Anne Hutchinson | Roger Williams | John Winthrop |
Who were important people in the New England colony?
Colonial New England People
- Edmund Andros. Sir Edmund Andros (1637–1714) served as governor of New England after being appointed by King James II.
- Anne Bradstreet.
- Jacob Leisler.
- King Charles II.
- King James II.
- King William III.
- Queen Mary II.
- Queen Anne.
Who were important people in colonial New York?
1 Peter Minuit. Peter Minuit, a native of Germany, bought Manhattan Island from the Indians in 1626.
Who were three influential people in the New England colonies?
Here are some of the Bay Colony’s most famous movers and shakers, some of whom did a little too much shaking and were compelled to move.
- John Winthrop. Without question, John Winthrop was the Bay Colony’s alpha Puritan.
- Thomas Dudley.
- Anne Bradstreet.
- John Cotton.
- John Harvard.
- Roger Williams.
- Anne Hutchinson.
Who was an important person in the southern colonies?
Southern Colonies in Colonial America: History and Facts
| Biographies of People Important to the History of the Southern Colonies in Colonial America | Elizabeth Lucas Pinckney |
|---|---|
| George Calvert | Elizabeth Lucas Pinckney |
| James Edward Oglethorpe | Captain John Smith |
| James Oglethorpe – Georgia’s Founder | Captain John Smith Biography |
Who was the leader of colonial New York?
Peter Minuit
Dutch Era of New Netherland (1624–1664; 1673–1674)
| # | Director (or Director-General) | Took office |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornelius Jacobsen May (fl. 1600s) | 1624 |
| 2 | Willem Verhulst (or van der Hulst) (fl. 1600s) | 1625 |
| 3 | Peter Minuit (1580–1638) | 1626 |
| 4 | Sebastiaen Jansen Krol (1595–1674) | 1632 |
Who is the most significant person in history?
Hart’s Top 10 (from the 1992 edition)
| Rank | Name | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muhammad | c. 570–632 |
| 2 | Isaac Newton | 1643–1727 |
| 3 | Jesus | 4 BC–33 AD |
| 4 | Buddha (Siddartha Gautama) | 563–483 BC |