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






2. Impact of Enclosure Movement?

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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 was Pocahonta's 'christain name'?






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






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






15. What three vices were allowed in Georgia?






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






17. How many settlers survived the starving time?






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






19. To limit property rights to eldest son.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 1622 and1644 - wars between Powhatan Indians and English settlers - resulted in seperation of Europeans and Indians in area near James River






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






31. What did Charles I do in 1629?






32. What unusual right did Southern women have?

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






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






35. What 4 important things happened in 1619?






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






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






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






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






40. When and who was Carolina founded?






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

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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






50. When was Jamestown founded?