APUSH Unit 2 Flashcards MUST KNOW

APUSH UNIT 2 FLASHCARDS (still updating..8/36)

Proprietary Colonies

Under the authority of individuals who were granted ownership by the King

Ex: Maryland and Pennsylvania

Each charter described the relationship between the colony and the crown

The King expected proprietors to carry out his wishes faithfully, thus giving him control

Indentured Servants

Individuals who agree to work for a master for a set # of years (usually 7) in exchange for transportation from Europe to the Americas

• Europeans tried to enslave Native Americans first but failed because they escaped easily

  • Then tried to employ indentured servants but they did not provide sufficient labor

Act of Toleration

The first colonial statue granting religious freedom to all Christians

Statue also called for death for anyone who denied the divinity of Jesus

Persuaded by Cecil Cavert in 1649

In the 1600s, Protestants ignited a civil war. The Protestants won and repealed the Act of Toleration ←Catholics lost the right to vote in elections for the assembly

Antinomianism

The idea that since individuals receive salvation (saving/help) through their faith alone, they were not required to follow traditional moral laws

Ex: Anne Hutchinson, a dissident who questioned the doctrines of the Puritan authorities believed in antinomianism

Separatists

Believed that the Church of England could not be reformed so they wanted to organize a separate church that was independent of royal control ←Started their own congregations

Several hundred Separatists left England for Holland in search of religious freedom

Puritans

A group of more moderate dissenters believed that the Church of England could be reformed or purified

In 1630, a thousand of Puritans led by John Winthrop sailed for Massachussetts and founded Boston

Puritan leaders showed intolerance of anyone who questioned their religious teachings, often banishing dissidents from the Bay Colony

Fundemental Orders of Connecticut

The first written constitution in American history (1639)

Created by Hartford settlers

Established a representative government with a legislature elected by popular vote and a governor chosen by that legislature

Jamestown

The first permanent English settlement in America

Location: Swampy area along the James River

• Resulted in fatal outbreaks of dysentery and malania

Many of the settlers were gentlemen unaccustomed to physical work or gold hunters who refused to hunt or farm