Map of Florida
The experience of Spaniards in colonial Florida was one of isolation, raids by rival European corsairs and freebooters, tense relations with nomadic Indian groups, and poor funding from the …
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Colorado Map
Colorado The U.S. Era As the grant owner, Beaubien not only had to begin fulfilling his obligations to settle the grant, but he had to do so under a …
American Quakers and Social Reform
But Quakers did not withdraw from public life altogether. They remained at the forefront of social reform despite their abdication from power in Pennsylvania government. They were instrumental in …
Quakers
Starting in the late 1680s, Quakers began to migrate to the British North American colonies in large numbers. By the middle of the eighteenth century, they had become one …
English Puritanism
As a reform movement, Puritanism had it roots in the earth-shaking German and Swiss reformations of Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli, and John Calvin. These three religious figures spoke out …
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 …
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 …