AP US History |LATEST| 100% Correct

AP US History |LATEST| 100% Correct Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) *Ans* An agreement between Portugal and Spain which declared that newly discovered lands to the west of an imaginary line in the Atlantic Ocean would belong to Spain and newly discovered lands to the east of the line would belong to Portugal. St. Augustine (1565) *Ans* The oldest continually inhabited European settlement in United States territory. Mercantilism *Ans* European government policies of the 16th-18th centuries designed to promote overseas trade between a country & its colonies and accumulate precious metals by requiring colonies to trade only with their motherland country. New Amsterdam *Ans* A settlement established by the Dutch near the mouth of Hudson River and the southern end of Manhattan Island. Annexed by the English in 1664. New France (1608) *Ans* A French colony in North America. Fell to the British in 1763. Treaty of Utrecht (1713) *Ans* Ended the War of Spanish Succession & recognized France's Philip V as Kind of Spain, but prohibited the unification of the French and Spanish monarchies; gave England profitable lands in North America from France. Jamestown (1607) *Ans* First permanent English settlement in the New World located in Virginia on the Chesapeake Bay/James River; settled by the Virginia Company of London. *History:* Original settlers suffered from disease (especially malaria), internal strife, & starvation. *Leaders:* *John Smith* - Demanded that "He who does not work, will not eat." *John Rolfe* - Introduced tobacco to the colony. Bacon's Rebellion (1676) *Ans* Rebellion of discontent former landless servants led by Nathaniel Bacon. *Historical Significance:* Led to a move from indentured servants to African slaves for labor purposes. Plymouth (1620) *Ans* The first permanent English settlement in New England; established by religious separatists seeking autonomy from the church of England. Pilgrims *Ans* Group of Puritan separatists who established Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts to seek religious freedom after having lived briefly in the Netherlands. Massachusetts Bay Colony (1630) *Ans* Home to many Puritans who left England because of the persecution they faced from the Anglican Church. *History:* Developed into a theocracy in which the church was central to all decisions; became the first English colony to establish the basis for a representative govern