Peter Stuyvesant (Leaders of the Colonial Era)
In the mid-15th century, the settlement of New Amsterdam was quickly sinking into failure. The West India Company of the... MorePeter Stuyvesant (Leaders of the Colonial Era)
Cotton Mather (Leaders of the Colonial Era)
Cotton Mather was the most prominent minister of his time, one whose sermons influenced generations of religious believe... MoreCotton Mather (Leaders of the Colonial Era)
Miles Standish (Leaders of the Colonial Era)
As the only person aboard the Mayflower with military experience, Captain Miles Standish led a small militia that would ... MoreMiles Standish (Leaders of the Colonial Era)
Benjamin Banneker (Leaders of the Colonial Era)
Benjamin Banneker's life story is filled with extraordinary accomplishments. The son and grandson of former slaves, he t... MoreBenjamin Banneker (Leaders of the Colonial Era)
Lord Baltimore (Leaders of the Colonial Era)
Cecil Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore, guided the development of the Maryland Colony for more than 40 years, from its... MoreLord Baltimore (Leaders of the Colonial Era)
Anne Hutchinson (Leaders of the Colonial Era)
Anne Hutchinson, America's first female religious leader and one of the best-known women in colonial history, emigrated ... MoreAnne Hutchinson (Leaders of the Colonial Era)
John Smith (Leaders of the Colonial Era)
In late December 1606, a party of Englishmen set sail for America, representing yet another effort by the English to est... MoreJohn Smith (Leaders of the Colonial Era)
William Bradford (Leaders of the Colonial Era)
In an attempt to avoid persecution for his religious beliefs, William Bradford boarded the Mayflower for freedom in the ... MoreWilliam Bradford (Leaders of the Colonial Era)
William Penn (Leaders of the Colonial Era)
After leaving the Church of England and joining the Quakers, William Penn proposed starting a new colony in America. Unw... MoreWilliam Penn (Leaders of the Colonial Era)
