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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Wooden structure - 25 feet in breadth - eight to two hundred feet long - large families resided in these






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






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






4. What was a headright?






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






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






7. When and who was Carolina founded?






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






9. What three vices were allowed in Georgia?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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18. Impact of Enclosure Movement?

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. What year did the Carolinas officially spilt?






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






33. What did Charles I do in 1629?






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






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






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






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






38. What caused religious civil war in England?

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






40. powerful Indian chief of tribes near James River






41. 1622 and1644 - wars between Powhatan Indians and English settlers - resulted in seperation of Europeans and Indians in area near James River






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






43. What was Captain John Smith's motto?

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






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






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






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






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






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






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