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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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






2. Where and why was Jamestown established at the area it was?






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






4. What was the first settlement - type of ownership - when was it founeded - main export - and status of Georgia?






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






6. In England - the enclosure of land in order to make pastures for sheep.






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






8. Business entity that is owned by many shareholders - first form of a corporation.






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






10. 5 bound Indian tribes - Mowhawks - Oneidas - Onondagas - Cayugas - and Seneca- worked together to defeat enemies and obtain resources.






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






12. What did Georgia recieved from English government in compensation for violence?






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






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






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






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






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






18. Former 'sea dog' - established an unsucessful colony in Roanoke - NC. Was later executed by Queen Elizabeth.






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






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






21. powerful Indian chief of tribes near James River






22. Joint-stock company that established Jamestown in 1607.






23. The act of using another human being for free labor - treating them as property.






24. What colony was known as a valley of humilty between two mountains of conceit?






25. What year did James I make bankrupt Virginia a royal colony?






26. What was Savvanah known as?






27. England's population between 1550-1600?






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






29. Impact of Enclosure Movement?

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30. What year was the Powhatan people practiacally declared extinct?






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






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






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






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






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






36. What was Captain John Smith's motto?

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






38. What 4 important things happened in 1619?






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






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






41. What did Charles I do in 1629?






42. What colony was founded in 1733 and was used - essentially - as a buffer?






43. Set of codes that defined a slave's status and relationship with master.






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






45. Who was most famous sea dog?






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






47. Who sent Spanish armada to English Channel to invade England?






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






49. What caused religious civil war in England?

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