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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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1. 5 bound Indian tribes - Mowhawks - Oneidas - Onondagas - Cayugas - and Seneca- worked together to defeat enemies and obtain resources.






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






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






4. Effect of primongenture laws on younger sons?






5. What unusual right did Southern women have?

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






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






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






9. Two reasons England failed to establish colonies in first half of 1500's.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. How many settlers survived the starving time?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. What was Captain John Smith's motto?

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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






43. Impact of Enclosure Movement?

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






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






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






47. 1622 and1644 - wars between Powhatan Indians and English settlers - resulted in seperation of Europeans and Indians in area near James River






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






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






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