APUSH Unit 2 - Overview

Full review of the most important topics from unit 2

Mercantilism

An economic system where colonies serve as sources of resources and markets for the mother country, enforced through laws like the Navigation Acts.

House of Burgesses

Established in Virginia, it allowed white male landowners to vote, representing a form of representative government in the English colonies.

First Great Awakening

A religious revival in the colonies leading to the rise of new denominations and challenging traditional church roles, influencing the colonies' social and political landscape.

Headright System

A law offering 50 acres of land per immigrant brought to the colony, encouraging the importation of laborers to farm cash crops like tobacco in Virginia.

King Philip's War

A conflict between New England colonies and local Natives, resulting in the westward displacement of Native Americans and illustrating the tensions between colonists and indigenous peoples.