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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






9. Who was most famous sea dog?






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






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






12. 5 bound Indian tribes - Mowhawks - Oneidas - Onondagas - Cayugas - and Seneca- worked together to defeat enemies and obtain resources.






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






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






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






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






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






18. What unusual right did Southern women have?

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19. What caused religious civil war in England?

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






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






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






23. A country that is unified.






24. To limit property rights to eldest son.






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






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






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






28. What three vices were allowed in Georgia?






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






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






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






32. What 4 important things happened in 1619?






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






34. When and who was Carolina founded?






35. When was Jamestown founded?






36. What year did the Carolinas officially spilt?






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






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






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






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






41. How many settlers survived the starving time?






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






43. powerful Indian chief of tribes near James River






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






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






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






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






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






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

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