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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 1622 and1644 - wars between Powhatan Indians and English settlers - resulted in seperation of Europeans and Indians in area near James River






9. What caused religious civil war in England?


10. Effect of primongenture laws on younger sons?






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






12. England's population between 1550-1600?






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






14. 5 bound Indian tribes - Mowhawks - Oneidas - Onondagas - Cayugas - and Seneca- worked together to defeat enemies and obtain resources.






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






16. powerful Indian chief of tribes near James River






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. A country that is unified.






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. How many settlers survived the starving time?






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






32. What did Charles I do in 1629?






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. What was a headright?






40. Who was most famous sea dog?






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. What was Captain John Smith's motto?


48. When and who was Carolina founded?






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


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