AHLEI CHAPTER 2 COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED QUESTIONS
COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED APLUS
◉ Puritans
Answer: This group of moderate dissenters believed the Church of
England could be reformed. Because they were being persecuted,
they gained a royal charter and settled in Massachusetts Bay.
◉ Salem Witch Trials
Answer: This event really did not burn thousands alive like some
of you thought, but still, 19 innocent people died, and was an
important cause that brought light to gender roles and social class
differences in early Massachusetts. Several accusations of
witchcraft led to sensational trials in Massachusetts at which
Cotton Mather presided as the chief judge. 18 people were hanged
as witches. Afterwards, most people involved admitted that the
trials and executions had been a terrible mistake.
◉ House of Burgesses
Answer: 1619- The government of Virginia formed; it was the first
legislative body of elected representatives in colonial America.
Later, other colonies would adopt this type of representative
government.
◉ Mayflower Compact
, Answer: This was an early form of colonial government drawn up
by the Pilgrims pledging to honor the will of the majority. It was
based on self-government and a rudimentary Constitution.
◉ Lord Baltimore
Answer: Funder of Maryland that set it up as a haven for Catholics.
◉ Act of Toleration
Answer: As protestants began to outnumber Catholics in
Maryland, they adopted this law that granted religious freedom to
all Christians. But...... if you denied the divinity of Christ, the
penalty was death. (very "tolerant").
◉ indentured servants
Answer: This was a labor system whereby young people entered
into a contract with a land owner who paid for their passage to
the new world and in return, they worked for a specific amount of
time, usually 4-7 years.
◉ Headright system
Answer: In this system, 50 acres of land were given to each
immigrant who paid for his passage or plantation owner who paid
for an immigrant's passage. This allowed some to amass vast
amounts of land as well as the laborers to work it and encouraged
the Virginia colony to attract more colonists.
◉ Bacon's Rebellion
EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED QUESTIONS
COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED APLUS
◉ Puritans
Answer: This group of moderate dissenters believed the Church of
England could be reformed. Because they were being persecuted,
they gained a royal charter and settled in Massachusetts Bay.
◉ Salem Witch Trials
Answer: This event really did not burn thousands alive like some
of you thought, but still, 19 innocent people died, and was an
important cause that brought light to gender roles and social class
differences in early Massachusetts. Several accusations of
witchcraft led to sensational trials in Massachusetts at which
Cotton Mather presided as the chief judge. 18 people were hanged
as witches. Afterwards, most people involved admitted that the
trials and executions had been a terrible mistake.
◉ House of Burgesses
Answer: 1619- The government of Virginia formed; it was the first
legislative body of elected representatives in colonial America.
Later, other colonies would adopt this type of representative
government.
◉ Mayflower Compact
, Answer: This was an early form of colonial government drawn up
by the Pilgrims pledging to honor the will of the majority. It was
based on self-government and a rudimentary Constitution.
◉ Lord Baltimore
Answer: Funder of Maryland that set it up as a haven for Catholics.
◉ Act of Toleration
Answer: As protestants began to outnumber Catholics in
Maryland, they adopted this law that granted religious freedom to
all Christians. But...... if you denied the divinity of Christ, the
penalty was death. (very "tolerant").
◉ indentured servants
Answer: This was a labor system whereby young people entered
into a contract with a land owner who paid for their passage to
the new world and in return, they worked for a specific amount of
time, usually 4-7 years.
◉ Headright system
Answer: In this system, 50 acres of land were given to each
immigrant who paid for his passage or plantation owner who paid
for an immigrant's passage. This allowed some to amass vast
amounts of land as well as the laborers to work it and encouraged
the Virginia colony to attract more colonists.
◉ Bacon's Rebellion
