Lasting Impressions
John Owen is said to have been the greatest systematic theological thinker of the Puritan movement. He was an adviser to Oliver Cromwell, who in 1651 made him dean …
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Quakers in the Colonies
Quakers actually entered the colonies much earlier than 1682, the traditional founding date for Pennsylvania. At the movement’s inception, in the early 1650s, Quakers came to New England in …
Florida
ogy Juan Ponce de Leon leads first Spanish exploration of Florida, but no permanent settlement is established. Explorer Panfilo de Narvaez leads a large expedition to Florida, making landfall …
Presbyterianism
The term presbyterianism can refer to many things. It can refer to a form of church government that is structured around elders (from the Greek presbuteros) or a theological …
Latin American historical overview
The early Latino presence in the nation’s capital was shaped by the very unique historical identity of the District. Washington, DC, was founded to house the federal government, and …
Puritanism
Puritanism was not a social, political, or economic movement. Rather Puritanism was an attempt by Protestants in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to reform and purify the Church of …
California Map
Mexican American parents sue the school board in Lemon Grove for segregating their children from Anglo children. The court deems racial segregation among children illegal. This is the first …
Powhatan c. 1540–1618
Powhatan was the most powerful man in eastern Virginia, or Tsenacommacah, when Jamestown was founded there in 1607. Powhatan was the father of Pocahontas and the brother of Opechancanough, …
Map of California
In what is referred to as the Los Angeles Blowouts, thousands of Chicano High School students walk out of their classrooms in protest of poor school conditions. A Chicano …
New England Map
Farther north, the first settlements of the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colonies, experienced similar difficulties getting started but benefited from the cooler weather and faster-running waters, which provided a …