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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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

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






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






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






5. Who was most famous sea dog?






6. What did Charles I do in 1629?






7. What year did the Carolinas officially spilt?






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






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






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






11. What 4 important things happened in 1619?






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






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






14. When and who was Carolina founded?






15. Effect of primongenture laws on younger sons?






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






17. What caused religious civil war in England?

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. What was Savvanah known as?






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






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






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






37. A country that is unified.






38. To limit property rights to eldest son.






39. How many settlers survived the starving time?






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






41. powerful Indian chief of tribes near James River






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






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






44. What was Captain John Smith's motto?

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






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






47. England's population between 1550-1600?






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






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






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