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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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1. A country that is unified.






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






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






4. Effect of primongenture laws on younger sons?






5. What was a headright?






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. powerful Indian chief of tribes near James River






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






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






15. What was Captain John Smith's motto?

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

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






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






19. What three vices were allowed in Georgia?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. When was Jamestown founded?






30. Who was most famous sea dog?






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






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






33. England's population between 1550-1600?






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






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






36. What unusual right did Southern women have?

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






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






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






40. What year did the Carolinas officially spilt?






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






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






43. Impact of Enclosure Movement?

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






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






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






47. What 4 important things happened in 1619?






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






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






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