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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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1. One that is granted ownership of a colony - and full responsibilty of establishing a government and distributing land.






2. When and who was Carolina founded?






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






4. What 4 important things happened in 1619?






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






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






7. What was Captain John Smith's motto?

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






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






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






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






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






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






14. What caused religious civil war in England?

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






16. 1622 and1644 - wars between Powhatan Indians and English settlers - resulted in seperation of Europeans and Indians in area near James River






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






18. What year did the Carolinas officially spilt?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. What three vices were allowed in Georgia?






27. What did Charles I do in 1629?






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






29. powerful Indian chief of tribes near James River






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






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






32. When was Jamestown founded?






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






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






35. 5 bound Indian tribes - Mowhawks - Oneidas - Onondagas - Cayugas - and Seneca- worked together to defeat enemies and obtain resources.






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






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






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






39. What unusual right did Southern women have?

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40. What was a headright?






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






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






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






44. A country that is unified.






45. Impact of Enclosure Movement?

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






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






48. To limit property rights to eldest son.






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






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






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