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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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






2. What colony was founded in 1634 and was to be a safe havan to Catholics?






3. England's population between 1550-1600?






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






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






6. How many settlers survived the starving time?






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






8. One who lives and makes use of land that they do not own.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. What year did the Carolinas officially spilt?






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






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






21. What ended England's alliance with Spain in 1558?

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22. When was Jamestown founded?






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






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






25. Iroquois Indian - had a vision that his people's moral decline must end - started a religion now known as Longhouse religion.






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






27. 5 bound Indian tribes - Mowhawks - Oneidas - Onondagas - Cayugas - and Seneca- worked together to defeat enemies and obtain resources.






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






29. A country that is unified.






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






31. What did Charles I do in 1629?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. powerful Indian chief of tribes near James River






42. Who was most famous sea dog?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. When and who was Carolina founded?







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