History Midterm Primary Sources

Alibamo Mingo

Native American leader giving speech to British taking the land after war with the French; hoping to be on good terms with British as the French w them

Thomas Morton

man living in and admiring Native American life and how they were better and kinder (controversial due to Maypole incident), strong against Puritans

John Winthrop

speech to fellow Puritans abt respecting God’s covenant and doing good on this new land or else they will be made an example to the world

James Madison

against tax money going to churches because it is combining church and state; emphasizing no favoring any religion (freedom of religion)

Olaudah Equiano

Former slave’s experience on one of the slave ships and the horrible conditions 

Abigail Adams

telling her husband to give more freedoms and rights to women; John Adams just brushes it off and finds it ridiculous