Exam-: AMSCO Unit 2 APUSH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% SOLVED
corporate colonies Correct-operated by joint-stock companies; such as Jamestown
royal colonies Correct-were under the direct authority and rule of the king's government;
such as Virginia after 1624
proprietary colonies Correct-were under the authority of individuals granted charters of
ownership by the king; such as Maryland and Pennsylvania
Chesapeake colonies Correct-included Maryland and Virginia; chartered by King Charles I
in 1632
George Calvert, Lord Baltimore Correct-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
Cecil Calvert, Lord Baltimore Correct-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
, Exam-: AMSCO Unit 2 APUSH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% SOLVED
Act of Toleration (1649) Correct-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 Correct-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
Sir William Berkeley Correct-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 Correct-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
ANSWERS 100% SOLVED
corporate colonies Correct-operated by joint-stock companies; such as Jamestown
royal colonies Correct-were under the direct authority and rule of the king's government;
such as Virginia after 1624
proprietary colonies Correct-were under the authority of individuals granted charters of
ownership by the king; such as Maryland and Pennsylvania
Chesapeake colonies Correct-included Maryland and Virginia; chartered by King Charles I
in 1632
George Calvert, Lord Baltimore Correct-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
Cecil Calvert, Lord Baltimore Correct-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
, Exam-: AMSCO Unit 2 APUSH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% SOLVED
Act of Toleration (1649) Correct-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 Correct-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
Sir William Berkeley Correct-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 Correct-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
