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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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






2. What year did the Carolinas officially spilt?






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

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






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






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






7. What did Charles I do in 1629?






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






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






10. What caused religious civil war in England?

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






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






13. powerful Indian chief of tribes near James River






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






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






16. 1622 and1644 - wars between Powhatan Indians and English settlers - resulted in seperation of Europeans and Indians in area near James River






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. What unusual right did Southern women have?

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25. To limit property rights to eldest son.






26. 5 bound Indian tribes - Mowhawks - Oneidas - Onondagas - Cayugas - and Seneca- worked together to defeat enemies and obtain resources.






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






28. How many settlers survived the starving time?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Who was most famous sea dog?






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. England's population between 1550-1600?