AP US HISTORY EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2022/2023

Proprietary colonies - Answer - land granted by king to a proprietor to control the land charter colonies - Answer - financed by companies as an investment and populate a region royal colonies - Answer - charter granted and controlled by king joint-stock company - Answer - a business owned by investors through control of stocks. supported colonies Jamestown - Answer - 1st successful colony founded in 1607 in virginia indentured servants - Answer - obliged to work for a set period of years to pay off their passage to the new world headright system - Answer - granting 50 acres of land to anyone who brought over a certain number of colonists house of burgesses - Answer - an assembly of elected representatives developed in virginia-becomes model for congress bacons rebellion - Answer - colonial rebellion against the governor of Virginia pilgrims - Answer - seperatists who left the church of england mayflower compact - Answer - agreement made by pilgrims before landing at plymouth in mass. william bradford - Answer - govenor who was important in the organization and success of the colony-wrote its history puritans - Answer - came seeking to purify their religion conversation relation - Answer - puritan practice where members must bare their soul dissenters - Answer - those who objected to the established church doctrines anne hutchinson - Answer - was banished and moved to rhode island roger williams - Answer - founded the colony of rhode island and practiced religious tolerance