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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Winter of 1609-1610 - many Jamestown settlers died of starvation and sickness - only 60 survived.






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






3. What caused religious civil war in England?

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






5. Impact of Enclosure Movement?

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. What year did the Carolinas officially spilt?






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






21. 1622 and1644 - wars between Powhatan Indians and English settlers - resulted in seperation of Europeans and Indians in area near James River






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






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






24. Gave master all power over slave - condoned cruel punishments






25. What did Charles I do in 1629?






26. What unusual right did Southern women have?

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27. What three vices were allowed in Georgia?






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






29. How many settlers survived the starving time?






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






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






32. When and who was Carolina founded?






33. What was a headright?






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. powerful Indian chief of tribes near James River






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






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






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






48. What was Savvanah known as?






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






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