corporate colonies correct answer- operated by joint-stock companies; such as
Jamestown
royal colonies - correct answer were under the direct authority and rule of the king's
government; such as Virginia after 1624
proprietary colonies - correct answer were under the authority of individuals granted
charters of ownership by the king; such as Maryland and Pennsylvania
Chesapeake colonies - correct answer included Maryland and Virginia; chartered by
King Charles I in 1632
George Calvert, Lord Baltimore - correct answer 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 answer 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
Act of Toleration (1649) - correct answer 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 answer 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 answer 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 answer 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
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