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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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






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






3. Effect of primongenture laws on younger sons?






4. powerful Indian chief of tribes near James River






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






15. When was Jamestown founded?






16. What unusual right did Southern women have?

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






18. 5 bound Indian tribes - Mowhawks - Oneidas - Onondagas - Cayugas - and Seneca- worked together to defeat enemies and obtain resources.






19. What three vices were allowed in Georgia?






20. What was a headright?






21. When and who was Carolina founded?






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






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






24. What caused religious civil war in England?

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






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






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






28. How many settlers survived the starving time?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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38. What 4 important things happened in 1619?






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






40. What year did the Carolinas officially spilt?






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






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






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






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






45. What was Captain John Smith's motto?

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






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






48. Impact of Enclosure Movement?

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49. England's population between 1550-1600?






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







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