AP United States History (APUSH): Unit 2 Notes - Early English Colonies

These notes answer questions related to Chapter 2 of the textbook, America's History, For the AP® Course 8th Edition, designed for a part of Unit 2 of AP United States History (APUSH). These notes focus mainly on early European colonies in the Americas, especially colonies owned by England. For all questions in these notes, I provide many details and explanations that will give you a deep understanding of the topics. The following outlines what topics are covered by each question. Question 1: how the economies of Spain and England changed in the 16th century through mercantilism. Question 2: how settlers and the Powhatans conflicted with each other in early Virginia through the formation of Jamestown and the House of Burgesses, how Powhatan responded to this colony, and the Indian War of 1622. Question 3: what life was like in the Virginia/Chesapeake colonies, the tobacco boom, indentured servitude in the Virginia/Chesapeake and the West Indies, and African chattel slavery in Virginia and Barbados. Question 4: why New France and New Netherland didn’t attract many colonists. Question 5: the Iroquois, Pilgrims, Puritans, John Winthrop, Massachusetts Bay Colony, why Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams were kicked out from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Salem Witch trials, and New England Puritan town meetings. Question 6: the details of the Puritan-Pequot War and Metacom’s War and why they were started. Question 7: the reasons for Bacon’s Rebellion and how the rebellion impacted servitude and slavery in Virginia.