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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Gave master all power over slave - condoned cruel punishments






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






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






4. powerful Indian chief of tribes near James River






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. What 4 important things happened in 1619?






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






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






15. What was a headright?






16. When and who was Carolina founded?






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






18. 1622 and1644 - wars between Powhatan Indians and English settlers - resulted in seperation of Europeans and Indians in area near James River






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






20. Impact of Enclosure Movement?

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






22. What caused religious civil war in England?

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






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






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






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






27. What year did the Carolinas officially spilt?






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






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






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






31. How many settlers survived the starving time?






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






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






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






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






36. 5 bound Indian tribes - Mowhawks - Oneidas - Onondagas - Cayugas - and Seneca- worked together to defeat enemies and obtain resources.






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






38. What unusual right did Southern women have?

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






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






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






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






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






44. Effect of primongenture laws on younger sons?






45. England's population between 1550-1600?






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






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






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






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






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