APUSH: AMSCO Unit 2 Questions and
Answers (Graded A)
corporate colonies - ANSWER - operated by joint-stock companies; such as Jamestown
royal colonies - ANSWER - were under the direct authority and rule of the king's government;
such as Virginia after 1624
proprietary colonies - ANSWER - were under the authority of individuals granted charters of
ownership by the king; such as Maryland and Pennsylvania
Chesapeake colonies - ANSWER - included Maryland and Virginia; chartered by King Charles I
in 1632
George Calvert, Lord Baltimore - ANSWER - was granted control of the new colony on either
side of Chesapeake Bay as a reward for his loyal service to the crown; died before he could
fulfill his twin ambitions of achieving great wealth in his colony while providing a haven for his
fellow Catholics
the Carolinas - ANSWER - colony formed by eight proprietors granted a huge tract of land by
Charles II as a reward for helping him gain the throne; formed into two royal colonies--South
Carolina and North Carolina--in 1729
New York - ANSWER - the lands lying between Connecticut and Delaware Bay; granted to king
Charles's brother in 1664 to consolidate the crown's holdings along the Atlantic Coast and close
the gap between the New England and Chesapeake colonies
Sir William Berkeley - ANSWER - the royal governor of Virginia; adopted policies that favored
the large planters and used dictatorial powers to govern on their behalf; antagonized backwoods
farmers on Virginia's western frontier because he failed to protect their settlements from Indian
attacks
Bacon's Rebellion - ANSWER - led by Nathaniel Bacon; a rebellion against Berkeley's
government, caused by resentment of the economic and political control exercised by a few
, large planters in the Chesapeake; succeeded in defeating the governor's forces and burning the
Jamestown settlement
indentured servant - ANSWER - young person from the British Isles who agreed to work for a
specified period under a contract with a master or landowner who paid for their passage; at the
expiration of the specified period, they gained freedom
New Jersey - ANSWER - a section of the New York colony located between the Hudson River
and Delaware Bay; given to Lord John Berkeley and Sir George Carteret in 1664 because the
territory of New York was too large to administer
Cecil Calvert, Lord Baltimore - ANSWER - George Calvert's son; control of the Maryland
proprietorship passed to him in 1632, and he set about implementing his father's plan in 1634
Act of Toleration (1649) - ANSWER - adopted in 1649; the first colonial statute granting religious
freedom to all Christians (however, it also called for death of anyone who denied the divinity of
Jesus)
Virginia - ANSWER - the first of England's colonies; struggled with a number of problems in the
late 17th century, including low tobacco prices and a rebellion against the colonial government
headright system - ANSWER - a system under which Virginia offered 50 acres of land to each
immigrant who paid for his own passage and to any plantation owner who paid for an
immigrant's passage
slavery - ANSWER - a system in which enslaved Africans were imported to provide labor for
plantations; in the 1660s, laws were enacted that discriminated between blacks and whites
Roger Williams - ANSWER - went to Boston in 1631 as a respected Puritan minister; believed
that the individual's conscience was beyond the control of any civil or church authority, and he
was banished from the Bay colony by other Puritan leaders--he founded the settlement of
Providence in 1636
Providence - ANSWER - founded by Roger Williams in 1636; recognized the rights of the Native
Americans and paid them for the use of their land; provided complete religious toleration by
allowing Catholics, Quakers, and Jews to worship freely
Answers (Graded A)
corporate colonies - ANSWER - operated by joint-stock companies; such as Jamestown
royal colonies - ANSWER - were under the direct authority and rule of the king's government;
such as Virginia after 1624
proprietary colonies - ANSWER - were under the authority of individuals granted charters of
ownership by the king; such as Maryland and Pennsylvania
Chesapeake colonies - ANSWER - included Maryland and Virginia; chartered by King Charles I
in 1632
George Calvert, Lord Baltimore - ANSWER - was granted control of the new colony on either
side of Chesapeake Bay as a reward for his loyal service to the crown; died before he could
fulfill his twin ambitions of achieving great wealth in his colony while providing a haven for his
fellow Catholics
the Carolinas - ANSWER - colony formed by eight proprietors granted a huge tract of land by
Charles II as a reward for helping him gain the throne; formed into two royal colonies--South
Carolina and North Carolina--in 1729
New York - ANSWER - the lands lying between Connecticut and Delaware Bay; granted to king
Charles's brother in 1664 to consolidate the crown's holdings along the Atlantic Coast and close
the gap between the New England and Chesapeake colonies
Sir William Berkeley - ANSWER - the royal governor of Virginia; adopted policies that favored
the large planters and used dictatorial powers to govern on their behalf; antagonized backwoods
farmers on Virginia's western frontier because he failed to protect their settlements from Indian
attacks
Bacon's Rebellion - ANSWER - led by Nathaniel Bacon; a rebellion against Berkeley's
government, caused by resentment of the economic and political control exercised by a few
, large planters in the Chesapeake; succeeded in defeating the governor's forces and burning the
Jamestown settlement
indentured servant - ANSWER - young person from the British Isles who agreed to work for a
specified period under a contract with a master or landowner who paid for their passage; at the
expiration of the specified period, they gained freedom
New Jersey - ANSWER - a section of the New York colony located between the Hudson River
and Delaware Bay; given to Lord John Berkeley and Sir George Carteret in 1664 because the
territory of New York was too large to administer
Cecil Calvert, Lord Baltimore - ANSWER - George Calvert's son; control of the Maryland
proprietorship passed to him in 1632, and he set about implementing his father's plan in 1634
Act of Toleration (1649) - ANSWER - adopted in 1649; the first colonial statute granting religious
freedom to all Christians (however, it also called for death of anyone who denied the divinity of
Jesus)
Virginia - ANSWER - the first of England's colonies; struggled with a number of problems in the
late 17th century, including low tobacco prices and a rebellion against the colonial government
headright system - ANSWER - a system under which Virginia offered 50 acres of land to each
immigrant who paid for his own passage and to any plantation owner who paid for an
immigrant's passage
slavery - ANSWER - a system in which enslaved Africans were imported to provide labor for
plantations; in the 1660s, laws were enacted that discriminated between blacks and whites
Roger Williams - ANSWER - went to Boston in 1631 as a respected Puritan minister; believed
that the individual's conscience was beyond the control of any civil or church authority, and he
was banished from the Bay colony by other Puritan leaders--he founded the settlement of
Providence in 1636
Providence - ANSWER - founded by Roger Williams in 1636; recognized the rights of the Native
Americans and paid them for the use of their land; provided complete religious toleration by
allowing Catholics, Quakers, and Jews to worship freely
