AP US HISTORY UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● Act of Toleration
Answer: The first colonial statue granting religious freedom to all
Christians, but it called for death of all non-Christians. It was created to
provide a safe haven for Catholics. (p.27)
●● Roger Williams
Answer: A respected Puritan minister who believed that the individual's
conscience was beyond the control of any civil or church authority. He
was banished from the Bay colony for his beliefs. In 1636, he founded
the settlement of Providence. (p. 29)
●● Providence
Answer: This settlement has founded in 1636 by Roger Williams. (p. 29)
●● Anne Hutchinson
Answer: This Puritan believed in antinomianism and was banished from
the Bay colony because of her beliefs. In 1638, she founded the colony
of Portsmouth. (p. 29)
,●● antinomianism
Answer: The idea that faith alone, not deeds, is necessary for salvation.
(p. 29)
●● Rhode Island
Answer: In 1644, Parliament granted Roger Williams a charter, joining
Providence and Portsmouth into a single colony, Rhode Island. (p. 30)
●● Halfway covenant
Answer: In the 1660s, people could now take part in church services and
activities without making a formal commitment to Christ. It was created
because the next generation of colonists were less committed to religious
faith, but churches still needed members. (p. 31)
●● Quakers
Answer: Members of the Religious Society of Friends who believed in
the equality of men and women, nonviolence, and resistance to military
service. (p. 34)
●● William Penn
Answer: In 1861, the royal family paid a large debt by granting his
family a large parcel of American land. This Quaker, formed a colony
that he named Pennsylvania. (p. 34)
, ●● Holy Experiment
Answer: William Penn wanted a colony to provide a religious refuge for
Quakers and other persecuted people, enact liberal ideas in government,
and generate income and profits for himself. (p. 34)
●● Charter of Liberties
Answer: In 1701, the Pennsylvania colony created this written
constitution which guaranteed freedom of worship for all and
unrestricted immigration. (p. 34)
●● rice plantations
Answer: These plantations required a loarge land area and many slaves.
(p. 37)
●● tobacco farms
Answer: As Tobacco prices fell, rice and indigo became the most
profitable crops. (p. 37)
●● John Cabot
Answer: First Englishman to explore lands in North America which
England would later settle in the early 1600's. (p. 25)
●● Jamestown
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● Act of Toleration
Answer: The first colonial statue granting religious freedom to all
Christians, but it called for death of all non-Christians. It was created to
provide a safe haven for Catholics. (p.27)
●● Roger Williams
Answer: A respected Puritan minister who believed that the individual's
conscience was beyond the control of any civil or church authority. He
was banished from the Bay colony for his beliefs. In 1636, he founded
the settlement of Providence. (p. 29)
●● Providence
Answer: This settlement has founded in 1636 by Roger Williams. (p. 29)
●● Anne Hutchinson
Answer: This Puritan believed in antinomianism and was banished from
the Bay colony because of her beliefs. In 1638, she founded the colony
of Portsmouth. (p. 29)
,●● antinomianism
Answer: The idea that faith alone, not deeds, is necessary for salvation.
(p. 29)
●● Rhode Island
Answer: In 1644, Parliament granted Roger Williams a charter, joining
Providence and Portsmouth into a single colony, Rhode Island. (p. 30)
●● Halfway covenant
Answer: In the 1660s, people could now take part in church services and
activities without making a formal commitment to Christ. It was created
because the next generation of colonists were less committed to religious
faith, but churches still needed members. (p. 31)
●● Quakers
Answer: Members of the Religious Society of Friends who believed in
the equality of men and women, nonviolence, and resistance to military
service. (p. 34)
●● William Penn
Answer: In 1861, the royal family paid a large debt by granting his
family a large parcel of American land. This Quaker, formed a colony
that he named Pennsylvania. (p. 34)
, ●● Holy Experiment
Answer: William Penn wanted a colony to provide a religious refuge for
Quakers and other persecuted people, enact liberal ideas in government,
and generate income and profits for himself. (p. 34)
●● Charter of Liberties
Answer: In 1701, the Pennsylvania colony created this written
constitution which guaranteed freedom of worship for all and
unrestricted immigration. (p. 34)
●● rice plantations
Answer: These plantations required a loarge land area and many slaves.
(p. 37)
●● tobacco farms
Answer: As Tobacco prices fell, rice and indigo became the most
profitable crops. (p. 37)
●● John Cabot
Answer: First Englishman to explore lands in North America which
England would later settle in the early 1600's. (p. 25)
●● Jamestown
