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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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






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






3. What was Savvanah known as?






4. What caused religious civil war in England?

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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






13. 5 bound Indian tribes - Mowhawks - Oneidas - Onondagas - Cayugas - and Seneca- worked together to defeat enemies and obtain resources.






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






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






16. powerful Indian chief of tribes near James River






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






18. What year did the Carolinas officially spilt?






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






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






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






22. What was a headright?






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






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






25. What did Charles I do in 1629?






26. What three vices were allowed in Georgia?






27. What unusual right did Southern women have?

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






29. A country that is unified.






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






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






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






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






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






35. To limit property rights to eldest son.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. How many settlers survived the starving time?