Educators+of+the+Colonial+Period

European thought had great influence on the developing educational system of America. European philosophers and their educational views altered Colonial thought and practice and, in time, contributed greatly to Colonial educational advancements. Enlightenment thinkers proposed new ideas regarding the roles of reason and science and forever altered the world view. Many of America's earliest members played multiple roles in the formation of America. Some were explorers, church leaders, politicians, statesmen, inventors, architects, scientists, Enlightenment philosophers, farmers, and educators. In no particular order, the following is a list of a few of the men and women who influenced education during America's Colonial period. Tisquantum "Squanto" || Native American translator ||= 1614-1622 || Translator between Native Americans and Pilgrims. || Anne Hutchinson || Controversial female religious leader ||= 1634-1643 || Anne Hutchinson was a wife, mother, religious leader, and perhaps the first American feminist. || John Winthrop || Governor of Massachusetts ||= 1631-1648 || Guided the colonists as they laid out a network of tightly organized towns, each with its church of self-professed saints. Lived in the New England wilderness, a father figure among the colonists. || Cotton Mather || American historian, writer and clergyman ||= 1675-1728 || Cotton Mather and his family maintained clear but hard attitudes toward many cultural and church changes, they were in the intellectual front line of the Colonies. Cotton regularly wrote letters to men of learning around the world and brought this intellect back to the American Colonies. || John Smith || President of the Jamestown Colony (1608-1609), writer ||= 1608-1631 || His writings include detailed descriptions of Virginia and New England, books on seamanship, and a history of English colonization. || Roger Williams || Liason and authority between Native Americans and Colonists, preacher, Governor of Providence, writer, founder of Rhode Island ||= 1631-1684 || Authored //Key into the Languages of America//, which when published in London in 1643, made him the authority on Native Americans. || Thomas Jefferson || President of the United States, Vice-President of the United States, scholar, writer ||= 1776-1825 || Believed that all children were entitled to a free public education. Founded the University of Virginia. || Benjamin Franklin || American printer and publisher, author, inventor and scientist, and diplomat; Founding Father of the United States Constitution ||= 1721-1790 || Made important contributions to science, especially in the understanding of electricity, and is remembered for the wit, wisdom, and elegance of his writing. Authored Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pensilvania. || Jonathan Edwards || Philosophical theologian; President of President of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton) (1757) ||= 1716-1757 || Served as a senior tutor at Yale; supervised a boarding school for Native American boys. Preached Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. || Harvard University || Funds allocated for higher education establishments by Massachusetts Legislation ||= 1636 || In October of 1636, it was decided by the Massachusetts Legislation that funds would be allocated for the establishment of a college especially for the advanced training of ministers for the Congregational Church. Originally called Newton, the college's name was changed to Cambridge by 1638 but then ordered changed to 'Harvard' in 1639 after benefactor John Harvardpassed away. || ==
 * Important Educators of the Colonial Period **
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