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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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1. England's population between 1550-1600?






2. What 4 important things happened in 1619?






3. What unusual right did Southern women have?

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






5. What year did the Carolinas officially spilt?






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Came to Jamestown in 1610 - develped a strict military regime - and attacked Native Americans.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 5 bound Indian tribes - Mowhawks - Oneidas - Onondagas - Cayugas - and Seneca- worked together to defeat enemies and obtain resources.






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






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






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






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






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






30. 1622 and1644 - wars between Powhatan Indians and English settlers - resulted in seperation of Europeans and Indians in area near James River






31. What was a headright?






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






33. Effect of primongenture laws on younger sons?






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






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






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






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






38. A country that is unified.






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






40. Who was most famous sea dog?






41. When and who was Carolina founded?






42. What was Savvanah known as?






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






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






45. Who in 1612 perfected the rasing and harvesting of tabacco?






46. powerful Indian chief of tribes near James River






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






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






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






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