SS ch4 13 colonies people Tools A B Squanto taught Pilgrims how to fertilize soil with fish remains, how to plant corn, where to catch fish, and helped make peace with Massasoit Willliam Penn founded Pennsylvania John Smith Captain helped original settlers at Jamestown,gained control of colony forcing settlers to plant crops and build better housing Nathanial Bacon led a group of slaves, freed slaves and former servants in an attack against some friendly American Indians Peter Stuyvesant director general who took control of New Netherland, broke laws by selling guns to local Indians and raised taxes Pocahontas John Rolfe's wife, Indian John Winthrop Left England because he was a Puritan that didn't feel welcome in England. Later became Governor of Massachusetts Bay Company Roger WIlliams Minister who wanted complete separation of his chuch from New England congregations, believed the general court had no authority in religious matters and criticized the court for taking land from indians, forced to leave Mass and established Providence settlement Mayflower Compact to create and write down basic laws and social rules that would govern the colony Toleration Act of 1649 made restricting the religious rights of Christians a crime, was the first law supporting religious tolerance passed in English colonies Why were Puritans seen as dissenters in England? They diasgreed with religious or political opinions What kind of community did Puritans want in America? freedom to establish their own religion Pilgrims religious group which moved to Netherlands before moving to America Pohatan Confederacy importance an alliance of Algonquin Indians who brought food to the colonies and taught them how to grow crops like corn How did the English take control of New Netheland from the Dutch? In 1664, a large English force organized by Duke of York arrived in New Amsterdam's harbor and forced Peter Stuyvesant to surrender before any shots were fired How did Pennsylvania treat its colonists? Willaim Penn's colony offered religious freedom to all Christians, liberty and a government that didn't abuse power; offered benefits like government care for the poor What were the complaints of the poor colonists who lived in the Virginia colony The poor comp[laned that the mebers that the House of Burgesses raised taxes only to pay themselves higher salaries, and also the lack of available farmland What was life like for the settlers in the Maryland colony? Life was difficult because they were mostly male farmers raising tobacco for profit, with no familes for support. Religious arguments led to Lord Baltimore presenting a bill to assembly that later became the Toleration Act of 1649. This didn't solve all of the conflict, but it did ensure religious freedom for the colonists.