2026AP US History Period 2, APUSH
PERIOD 2 with Merged Question
Papers & Mark Schemes
Cecil Calvert, Second Lord Baltimore -Answers--In 1634, Cecil Calvert (Second
Lord Baltimore) created Maryland colony that would be a haven for Catholics in
America.
Act of Toleration -Answers--The first colonial statue granting religious freedom to all
Christians, but it called for death of all non-Christians. It was created to provide a
safe haven for Catholics. (p.27)
Roger Williams -Answers--A respected Puritan minister who believed that the
individual's conscience was beyond the control of any civil or church authority. He
was banished from the Bay colony for his beliefs. In 1636, he founded the settlement
of Providence. (p. 29)
Providence -Answers--This settlement has founded in 1636 by Roger Williams. (p.
29)
Anne Hutchinson -Answers--This Puritan believed in antinomianism and was
banished from the Bay colony because of her beliefs. In 1638, she founded the
colony of Portsmouth. (p. 29)
antinomianism -Answers--The idea that faith alone, not deeds, is necessary for
salvation. (p. 29)
Rhode Island -Answers--In 1644, Parliament granted Roger Williams a charter,
joining Providence and Portsmouth into a single colony, Rhode Island. (p. 30)
Halfway covenant -Answers--In the 1660s, people could now take part in church
services and activities without making a formal commitment to Christ. It was created
because the next generation of colonists were less committed to religious faith, but
churches still needed members. (p. 31)
, Quakers -Answers--Members of the Religious Society of Friends who believed in
the equality of men and women, nonviolence, and resistance to military service. (p.
34)
William Penn -Answers--In 1861, the royal family paid a large debt by granting his
family a large parcel of American land. This Quaker, formed a colony that he named
Pennsylvania. (p. 34)
Holy Experiment -Answers--William Penn wanted a colony to provide a religious
refuge for Quakers and other persecuted people, enact liberal ideas in government,
and generate income and profits for himself. (p. 34)
Charter of Liberties -Answers--In 1701, the Pennsylvania colony created this written
constitution which guaranteed freedom of worship for all and unrestricted
immigration. (p. 34)
rice plantations -Answers--These plantations required a loarge land area and many
slaves. (p. 37)
tobacco farms -Answers--As Tobacco prices fell, rice and indigo became the most
profitable crops. (p. 37)
John Cabot -Answers--First Englishman to explore lands in North America which
England would later settle in the early 1600's. (p. 25)
Jamestown -Answers--In 1607, the first permanent English colony in America was
founded at this location.
Captain John Smith -Answers--Because of his forceful leadership, Jamestown
barely survived its first five years. (p. 25)
John Rolfe -Answers--He helped Jamestown develop a new variety of tobacco
which became popular in Europe and became a profitable crop. (p. 25)
Pocahontas -Answers--She was the American Indian wife of John Rolfe in early
settlement days in Jamestown. (p. 25)
Puritans -Answers--Group of dissenters that wanted to purify the Church of England.
In 1630 they founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony at Boston. (p. 26)
Separatists -Answers--Radical dissenters to the Church of England, They became
known as Pilgrims,
Mayflower -Answers--In 1620, the boat that the Pilgrims sailed to Plymouth. (p. 26)
PERIOD 2 with Merged Question
Papers & Mark Schemes
Cecil Calvert, Second Lord Baltimore -Answers--In 1634, Cecil Calvert (Second
Lord Baltimore) created Maryland colony that would be a haven for Catholics in
America.
Act of Toleration -Answers--The first colonial statue granting religious freedom to all
Christians, but it called for death of all non-Christians. It was created to provide a
safe haven for Catholics. (p.27)
Roger Williams -Answers--A respected Puritan minister who believed that the
individual's conscience was beyond the control of any civil or church authority. He
was banished from the Bay colony for his beliefs. In 1636, he founded the settlement
of Providence. (p. 29)
Providence -Answers--This settlement has founded in 1636 by Roger Williams. (p.
29)
Anne Hutchinson -Answers--This Puritan believed in antinomianism and was
banished from the Bay colony because of her beliefs. In 1638, she founded the
colony of Portsmouth. (p. 29)
antinomianism -Answers--The idea that faith alone, not deeds, is necessary for
salvation. (p. 29)
Rhode Island -Answers--In 1644, Parliament granted Roger Williams a charter,
joining Providence and Portsmouth into a single colony, Rhode Island. (p. 30)
Halfway covenant -Answers--In the 1660s, people could now take part in church
services and activities without making a formal commitment to Christ. It was created
because the next generation of colonists were less committed to religious faith, but
churches still needed members. (p. 31)
, Quakers -Answers--Members of the Religious Society of Friends who believed in
the equality of men and women, nonviolence, and resistance to military service. (p.
34)
William Penn -Answers--In 1861, the royal family paid a large debt by granting his
family a large parcel of American land. This Quaker, formed a colony that he named
Pennsylvania. (p. 34)
Holy Experiment -Answers--William Penn wanted a colony to provide a religious
refuge for Quakers and other persecuted people, enact liberal ideas in government,
and generate income and profits for himself. (p. 34)
Charter of Liberties -Answers--In 1701, the Pennsylvania colony created this written
constitution which guaranteed freedom of worship for all and unrestricted
immigration. (p. 34)
rice plantations -Answers--These plantations required a loarge land area and many
slaves. (p. 37)
tobacco farms -Answers--As Tobacco prices fell, rice and indigo became the most
profitable crops. (p. 37)
John Cabot -Answers--First Englishman to explore lands in North America which
England would later settle in the early 1600's. (p. 25)
Jamestown -Answers--In 1607, the first permanent English colony in America was
founded at this location.
Captain John Smith -Answers--Because of his forceful leadership, Jamestown
barely survived its first five years. (p. 25)
John Rolfe -Answers--He helped Jamestown develop a new variety of tobacco
which became popular in Europe and became a profitable crop. (p. 25)
Pocahontas -Answers--She was the American Indian wife of John Rolfe in early
settlement days in Jamestown. (p. 25)
Puritans -Answers--Group of dissenters that wanted to purify the Church of England.
In 1630 they founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony at Boston. (p. 26)
Separatists -Answers--Radical dissenters to the Church of England, They became
known as Pilgrims,
Mayflower -Answers--In 1620, the boat that the Pilgrims sailed to Plymouth. (p. 26)
