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Lastly, we had two important people who helped the colonies colonize, which was John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. In 1761, John Adams began to think and write and act against British measures that he believed infringed on colonial liberties. Thomas Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, although his first draft was amended after consultation with Benjamin Franklin and John Adams and changed by Congress. Jefferson's reference to the commitment of colonists to the crown was struck; also deleted was a part that censured the monarchy for striking slavery upon America. They had two powerful people fighting for the independence for the colonies.

The political and religious leader Roger Williams (c. 1603-1683) is best remembered for founding the state of Rhode Island and advocating

Martin Luther .  He declared that the Bible alone was the source of God's words.  He started the "Protestant Reformation."

Thomas Gage—the honest,honorable British commander.The most powerful official in the colonies,Gage found himself cast as villain by the colonists and scapegoat by George III for his efforts to cope with an

William Bradford- was an English leader in the Plymouth Colony. He was also a signatory of the Mayflower Compact.

2. He was a governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony who resolved to use the colony as a refuge for persecuted Puritans and as an instrument of building a “wilderness Zion” in America.

13.William Penn- Upon receiving a charter from King Charles II a year later, this English Quaker founded Pennsylvania in 1682 and launched the colony as a "holy experiment" based on religious tolerance.

Other famous loyalists include Thomas Hutchinson (governor of Massachusetts colony), Andrew Allen, John Butler (leader of the loyalists troops Butler 's Rangers), and David Mathews (mayor of New York City).

William Pitt: British general; also known as the "Great Commoner" and "Organizer of Victory"; switched British focus in war from West Indies to Quebec-Montreal area; led 1758 expedition against Louisbourg (first significant British victory); appointed James Wolfe for Quebec expedition, 1759; led to fall of Montreal in 1760 (no more French left in Canada

The history of Hartford begins with Thomas Hooker’s arrival in Newtown (later renamed Cambridge) Massachusetts where he became a pastor of one of the earliest established churches there. However, voting in Massachusetts was limited to freemen or limited to people who had been formally interrogated on their religious views and experiences. Hooker disagreed with these limitations and their influential pastor, John Cotton. So, Thomas Hooker and Reverend Samuel Stone led a group of one hundred people in 1636 and founded the settlement of Hartford. Which then led to the founding of the Connecticut Colony and Hookers increased involvement in politics. On January 14, 1639 freemen from the three colonies that made up the Connecticut Colony sat down and ratified the “Fundamental Orders of Connecticut” which was called “the first written constitution known to history that created a government. It marked the beginnings of American democracy, of which Thomas Hooker deserves more than any other man to be called the father. The government of the United States today is in lineal descent more nearly related to that of Connecticut than to that of any of the other thirteen colonies” (John Fiske).

Another key figure is William Penn. He and John Winthrop had differing views. Penn practiced religious tolerance. He reached out to suffering religions in Europe and invited them to his

Roger Williams- Roger Williams founded Rhode Island, and advocated the separation of church and state.

America’s history and foundation can be traced to many different groups of people. Some of these foundations lie in the beliefs brought to America by Europeans. The leaders of those first settlements included John Smith and William Bradford. Both of these men recorded the happenings in their works The General History of Virginia and Of Plymouth Foundations. The histories written by Smith and Bradford are similar in some aspects but differ in others.

John Winthrop was the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony who spoke about natural and moral liberty. He had many people who agreed with him on his ideas and beliefs, however, not everyone say eye-to-eye with him.

King Henry VIII, ruler of England from 1509 to 1547, who can be considered a religious outlaw during the Protestant Reformation Era. His creation of the Church of England sparked a beginning of a new era of religion there. Even though it did not differ much from the Catholic beliefs, it opened a door to allow other religions to take a hold of the country. All of this would not have happened if Henry did not desire the perfect heir and needed to divorce his wife.