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






2. What was Savvanah known as?






3. What three vices were allowed in Georgia?






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






5. Effect of primongenture laws on younger sons?






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






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






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






9. 5 bound Indian tribes - Mowhawks - Oneidas - Onondagas - Cayugas - and Seneca- worked together to defeat enemies and obtain resources.






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






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






12. What unusual right did Southern women have?

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






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






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






16. powerful Indian chief of tribes near James River






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






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






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






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






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






22. How many settlers survived the starving time?






23. What year did the Carolinas officially spilt?






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






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






26. What was Captain John Smith's motto?

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27. England's population between 1550-1600?






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






29. Impact of Enclosure Movement?

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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