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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. To limit property rights to eldest son.






2. England's population between 1550-1600?






3. 1622 and1644 - wars between Powhatan Indians and English settlers - resulted in seperation of Europeans and Indians in area near James River






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






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






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






7. What 4 important things happened in 1619?






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






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

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10. Where were most cities and plantations located in the south?






11. What was Savvanah known as?






12. A country that is unified.






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






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






15. When was Jamestown founded?






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. What did Charles I do in 1629?






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






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






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






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






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






32. 5 bound Indian tribes - Mowhawks - Oneidas - Onondagas - Cayugas - and Seneca- worked together to defeat enemies and obtain resources.






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






34. When and who was Carolina founded?






35. What was a headright?






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






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






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






39. Who was most famous sea dog?






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






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






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






43. powerful Indian chief of tribes near James River






44. Impact of Enclosure Movement?

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45. How many settlers survived the starving time?






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






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






48. What caused religious civil war in England?

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






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