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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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1. How many settlers survived the starving time?






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. What year did the Carolinas officially spilt?






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






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






11. powerful Indian chief of tribes near James River






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 1622 and1644 - wars between Powhatan Indians and English settlers - resulted in seperation of Europeans and Indians in area near James River






20. What was a headright?






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






22. What was Captain John Smith's motto?

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






24. What did Charles I do in 1629?






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






26. Who was most famous sea dog?






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






28. 5 bound Indian tribes - Mowhawks - Oneidas - Onondagas - Cayugas - and Seneca- worked together to defeat enemies and obtain resources.






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






30. To limit property rights to eldest son.






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






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






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






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






35. A country that is unified.






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






37. Effect of primongenture laws on younger sons?






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






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






40. What three vices were allowed in Georgia?






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






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






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






44. What unusual right did Southern women have?

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






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

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






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






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






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