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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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1. England's population between 1550-1600?






2. When was Jamestown founded?






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






4. What was Savvanah known as?






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






6. When and who was Carolina founded?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 1622 and1644 - wars between Powhatan Indians and English settlers - resulted in seperation of Europeans and Indians in area near James River






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






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






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






24. What three vices were allowed in Georgia?






25. From prominent Catholic family - founded Maryland in 1634 - as a safe haven for other Catholics.






26. Impact of Enclosure Movement?

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27. Effect of primongenture laws on younger sons?






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






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






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






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






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






33. powerful Indian chief of tribes near James River






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






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






36. What did Charles I do in 1629?






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






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






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






40. What caused religious civil war in England?

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41. 5 bound Indian tribes - Mowhawks - Oneidas - Onondagas - Cayugas - and Seneca- worked together to defeat enemies and obtain resources.






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






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






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






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






46. What was a headright?






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






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






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






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

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