Influential People of American History 1

Can you name these famous and influential people of American History? This quiz includes colonial and pre-colonial history.
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Last updated: July 7, 2017
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Queen who began to encourage British exploration in the New World
Queen Elizabeth
Spanish king who sent an armada which was defeated by Britain
King Philip
Founded Roanoke in present day North Carolina
Sir Walter Raleigh
First European to explore New York Bay
Henry Hudson
Leader of the Jamestown settlement
John Smith
Bilingual Native American who taught the Puritans to grow corn
Squanto
Spoke out against the Church in New England and was exiled
Anne Hutchinson
Founder of Rhode Island who tolerated all religions and respected Native Americans
Roger Williams
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Slave woman who was the first convicted in the Salem Witch Trials
Tituba
Founded Philadelphia as a city for Quakers
William Penn
Made discoveries about electricity, wrote an almanac, established a fire house, and much more
Benjamin Franklin
Founded Maryland as a refuge for persecuted Catholics
Cecil Calvert (Lord Baltimore)
Indentured servant who started a rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon
Founded Georgia in an attempt to create a Socialist utopia
James Oglethorpe
Freed slave who wrote almanacs
Benjamin Banneker
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