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Captain Edward Smith stayed on the boat while it was sinking. He was an English naval reserve officer. He

But he became governor of Plymouth Plantation in 1621. He adorned Morton with the derogatory nickname, "Lord of Misrule," who ran a "School of Atheism" (Bradford 321). In 1630, after the first time Morton was sent to England, accused of selling guns to the Indians and then returned (due to a knight, Ferdinando Gorges, who needed someone to spy on the Separatists because he wanted New England as his fiefdom), Governor John Winthrop of the Massachusetts Bay Company's colony, joined with Bradford to keep Morton out of their hair (McWilliams 8-9). They charged Morton with "the stealing of a canoe" (10) from the Indians, and wrote letters to England accusing him of murder. That didn't work either -- he just told Gorges he was a "persecuted Anglican" (10). The men never settled their differences; after a third attempt at jailing Morton for a year, Winthrop, "urged him to leave Massachusetts" (11). He did, and died in 1647, at the age of 67, in Maine.

When the name John Smith is mentioned, people of all ages are familiar with it and could tell a lot about him. Why is this? How is it that a man who lived over 400 years ago still so popular today, more specifically to our children? The answer to that question is because John Smith can be viewed as one of America’s earliest heroes. His leadership was vital to the survival of the Jamestown colony. Most people are familiar with his famous quote, “he that will not work shall not eat.” He carried all the qualities of an influential leader, and even had a mystical legend with Pocahontas, in which no one truly knows what happened. His leadership characteristics and qualities possessed hard work, grit, and determination. He was an individualist that had an “American” dream. However, during his time, the colonists did not look at it as an “American” dream. Without him and his leadership, America may not be what it is today.

In 1775 General Thomas Gage, Commander if the British Force in the Massachusetts Colony, issued orders to the troops quartered in Boston, Massachusetts to march to Concord and and destroy the colonial military stores that were there. The reason the British were in Massachusetts in the first place was because the people of Massachusetts were very rebellious and have had many violent resistances against the British already. The secret orders that Gage issued were hardly a secret and some colonials knew about this movement a week before the British moved out. Both the British troops and the colonial militia meet each other at Lexington Green on the 19th of April, 1775. Suddenly a bullet whizzed

The leadership strengths and weaknesses of John Smith evoked a profound effect on the Jamestown colony. The fact that Smith actually arrived in the colony as a common prisoner and was able to achieve the leadership role that he gained is amazing. His creativity and knowledge in certain areas actually saved the colonists from attack and starvation in the early days. Some of the rules he enforced as a leader were actually instrumental in saving the colony. His skill in dealing with the natives allowed him to gain their support and continue trade that resulted in the survival of the colony.

On September 6, 1620, 102 men, women and children from England boarded a small cargo boat called the Mayflower and set sail for the New World. The passengers left their homes in England in search of religious freedom from the King of England. Today they are known as "pilgrims."

He was born on April 19, 1721 and was an early american politician and a lawyer. He was a Supreme Court Judge and came up with the idea to have a two-chambered congress. This eventually made the House of representatives. He also served in many other different things which includes serving as the first New Haven's mayor, and he served on the Five Committee which was responsible for writing the Declaration of Independence. He was one of the two founding fathers to sign all four of the major papers in the United States which were the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Articles of Confederation and the Articles of

Soon after working in law for 4 years, in 1811 John switched over to the field of politics and got elected into the Virginia House of Delegates. Once there he assisted in making many crucial decisions such as vote to wage the “unnecessary” war of 1812 with Great Britain. Moving up in the ranks, in 1813 John became captain of the militia.

John Winthrop- was a wealthy Puritan lawyer and a prominent figure in the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the first major settlement in New England after Plymouth Colony.

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Most of us associate the name John Hancock with giving your signature, but in truth, the name John Hancock means much more to the founding and directing of this country. John Hancock was born to (Rev) John Hancock and Mary Hawk on January 12, 1737. After the death of his father, he was taken in by his wealthy businessman uncle. He had been sent to his uncle by his mother to attend Boston Latin School. His uncle paid for him to go to Harvard College and later made him a partner in his shipping business. When his uncle died, he was made the head of the company and became one of the wealthiest men in Boston.

John Hancock was born on January 23, 1737 in Braintree, Massachusetts. He became one of the most important founding fathers of his time. Hancock was a merchant and political leader during the Revolutionary War. He was often nicknamed “King Hancock” for his great deal of wealth. John Hancock was an important figure during these years because he played a major role in almost all of the major events, such as; The Sugar Act, The Quartering Act, The Stamp Act, The Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party, and the Battle at Bunker Hill, which led to the Revolutionary War.

John Adams was born in a town that is now called Quincy, Massachusetts on October 30, 1735. His parents were John Adams Sr. and Susanna Boylston. Susanna came from a renowned family, and John Adams Sr. was a farmer and a town councilman. At the young age of 16 he received a scholarship to attend Harvard University. In 1758 he got a master’s degree and passed the bar to become a remarkable lawyer. The most noteworthy case that he was a part of was called the Boston Massacre, which would later spark the revolutionary war. He defended the soldiers who were being charged with manslaughter, and seven were acquitted of the charges but the other two were charged. However for choosing to represent the soldiers he was treated in an unfriendly

She knew if she could cross the River, her chances of escape would be greatly increased. Trying to find shelter from the cold, she decided to take her chances with her son, and explore a nearby cabin, where she was provided with somewhere to live and food by a sympathetic White man. After being there for a while she heard the noise of dogs, she knew that they were coming after her and her little boy. She grabbed her child and ran to the river, with the dogs and slave catchers close behind, in desperation and anticipatory,she went onto the broken ice and jumped from iceberg, to iceberg until she reached the other side. Out of nowhere came a hand that pulled her up from the freezing water. The helping hand was Chance Shaw, one of the Ohio Patrol Officers. Chance Shaw helped her to her feet stating, "any woman who crossed that river carrying her baby has won her freedom." He then showed her to the residence of John

Elizabeth was born at Greenwich Palace in England to King Henry VII and Anne Boleyn on September 7th, 1533. Less than three years later, Anne Boleyn was arrested, charged, and executed because she could not bear Henry a son. Twelve days later, Henry married Jane Seymour, and she gave birth to Prince Edward, the long awaited male heir, in October of 1537. However, Jane shortly died of childbed fever. Elizabeth’s father married three more times, but it was Catherine Parr, Henry’s sixth and final wife, who had the greatest