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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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1. Charles II restored to the throne leading to intensified building and growth of Imperialism in England.






2. What was the defeat of the Spanish Armada's impact on England.






3. 1622 and1644 - wars between Powhatan Indians and English settlers - resulted in seperation of Europeans and Indians in area near James River






4. What happened in 1606 between King James I and London Virginia Company?






5. What happened in 1614 that ended the 1st Anglo-Powhatan War?






6. Half brother of Sir Walter Raleigh - with Queen Elizabeth's permission set out to establish a colony in Newfoundland - died at sea in 1583.






7. Common working man - no special craft - small farmer.






8. What rivers were important for transporatation in the south?






9. How did joint-stock companies help fuel colonization?






10. Wooden structure - 25 feet in breadth - eight to two hundred feet long - large families resided in these






11. 5 bound Indian tribes - Mowhawks - Oneidas - Onondagas - Cayugas - and Seneca- worked together to defeat enemies and obtain resources.






12. What was the area between the English settlers and Indians called?






13. What did Charles I do in 1629?






14. What was the first settlement - type of ownership - when was it founeded - main export - and status of North Carolina?






15. What was the hurricane that finished off the Spanish Armada called?






16. What year did the Carolinas officially spilt?






17. What was the date of John Smith's mock execution?






18. Winter of 1609-1610 - many Jamestown settlers died of starvation and sickness - only 60 survived.






19. What was South Carolina's most imporant export?






20. A country that is unified.






21. What 4 important things happened in 1619?






22. First representnative government in New World - founded in Virginia in 1619.






23. Married Pocahontas and developed tobacco - murdered in Indian raid.






24. What were the '3 D's'?






25. One that is granted ownership of a colony - and full responsibilty of establishing a government and distributing land.






26. Gave master all power over slave - condoned cruel punishments






27. How did royal government deal with uprisings in Ireland?






28. In the West Indies what staple crop was most important?






29. Who annouced war on Powhatan Indians and used 'Irish tactics' on the natives?






30. Poor person that bond themselves to several years of labor to pay for passage to New World.






31. What was Pocahonta's 'christain name'?






32. Law stating that the eldest son had all rights to father's assets and land.






33. How many settlers survived the starving time?






34. What did 'King Nicotine' do to soil that caused settlers to continue pushing westward?






35. Where were most cities and plantations located in the south?






36. From prominent Catholic family - founded Maryland in 1634 - as a safe haven for other Catholics.






37. Gave all Christians in Maryland - including Catholics - freedom of worship.






38. What did the south have a lot of and less of?






39. Soldier - statesmen - against debtors prison - founded colony of Georgia - ironically died in debtors prison himself.






40. Daughter of chief Powhatan - through relationship with John Smith and marriage to John Rolfe - became an 'ambassador' between Indians and English settelers.






41. powerful Indian chief of tribes near James River






42. What was Captain John Smith's motto?

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43. Formal document issued by a monarch as a grant for power to an individual or business.






44. What unusual right did Southern women have?

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45. What are the queen's personal pirates or privateers called?






46. By 1625 - how many settlers in Jamestown - out of 8 -000 had survived?






47. What was the result of the 2nd Powhatan war?






48. Leader of Jamestown - 1607 was 'mock' executed and 'saved' by Pocahontas.






49. England's population between 1550-1600?






50. What caused religious civil war in England?

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