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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. A country that is unified.






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






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






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






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






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






7. Impact of Enclosure Movement?

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






9. England's population between 1550-1600?






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






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






12. Effect of primongenture laws on younger sons?






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






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






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






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






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






18. When and who was Carolina founded?






19. To limit property rights to eldest son.






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






21. What did Charles I do in 1629?






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






23. How many settlers survived the starving time?






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






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






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






27. What caused religious civil war in England?

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






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






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






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






32. When was Jamestown founded?






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






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






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






36. What 4 important things happened in 1619?






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

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






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






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






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






42. 5 bound Indian tribes - Mowhawks - Oneidas - Onondagas - Cayugas - and Seneca- worked together to defeat enemies and obtain resources.






43. What was Captain John Smith's motto?

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44. What was a headright?






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






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






47. What unusual right did Southern women have?

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48. Who was most famous sea dog?






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






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