AP U.S. History Chapter 2 Flashcards

Flashcards covering key concepts and events from AP U.S. History Chapter 2.

What year was Jamestown established by the English?

1607

What economic activity dominated New France?

Fur trade, specifically beaver skins.

Who led the rebellion against Governor Berkeley in Virginia?

Nathaniel Bacon

What significant event did the First Great Awakening begin around?

1730

What was the primary cash crop in the Chesapeake colonies?

Tobacco

Who founded Pennsylvania and for which religious group?

William Penn founded Pennsylvania as a refuge for Quakers.

What was the Virginia General Assembly's role in slavery by 1705?

Enacted laws codifying slavery as a system of race-based, inherited, and perpetual bondage.

What were the major outcomes of Bacon's Rebellion?

Exposed tensions between wealthy planters and poor former indentured servants; increased reliance on enslaved Africans.

What did the Puritan's belief in a 'City Upon a Hill' signify?

Their vision of creating an ideal Christian commonwealth as a model for others.

What was mercantilism?

A British economic policy aimed at achieving a favorable balance of trade.

What did the Enlightenment emphasize as a means to discover natural laws?

Human reason.

What was the relationship between the New England colonists and Native Americans initially?

Established peaceful relations that later deteriorated due to land pressures.

What climate characteristics aided the growth of cash crops in the Southern colonies?

Warm climate, abundant rainfall, and a long growing season.

How did the First Great Awakening affect religious tolerance in America?

It led to the emergence of various Protestant sects that had to tolerate each other.

What was one major impact of the trans-Atlantic trade?

Facilitated the emergence of a trans-Atlantic economy.

What 1675 event was fought between Native Americans and English settlers?

King Philip's War.

What were the Navigation Acts?

Legislations intended to integrate the American colonies into a mercantilist economy.

What did Quakers believe regarding social equality?

All people were equal since every individual possessed a spiritual inner light.

What demographic was primarily enslaved in the Southern colonies?

Africans.