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AP Success - AP US History: Terms and Concepts from Period 1 (1491 - 1607)

For each of the following terms, briefly define the term and describe its significance within historical context.

Question 1

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Protestant Reformation

Question 2

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Columbus

Question 3

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Line of Demarcation (Treaty of Tordesillas)

Question 4

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Hernando Cortes

Question 5

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Francis Drake

Question 6

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Jamestown, VA

Question 7

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Joint Stock Company

Question 8

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Virginia House of Burgesses

Question 9

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Bacon’s Rebellion

Question 10

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Pilgrims and Mayflower Compact

Question 11

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Massachusetts Bay Colony

Question 12

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Roger Williams and Rhode Island Colony

Question 13

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Quakers and William Penn

Question 14

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Salem Witchcraft Trails

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