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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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

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






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






4. What caused religious civil war in England?

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






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






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






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






9. A country that is unified.






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






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






12. powerful Indian chief of tribes near James River






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






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






15. What did Charles I do in 1629?






16. What three vices were allowed in Georgia?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. England's population between 1550-1600?






33. What year did the Carolinas officially spilt?






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Effect of primongenture laws on younger sons?






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






42. What 4 important things happened in 1619?






43. 5 bound Indian tribes - Mowhawks - Oneidas - Onondagas - Cayugas - and Seneca- worked together to defeat enemies and obtain resources.






44. When and who was Carolina founded?






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






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






47. Who was most famous sea dog?






48. 1622 and1644 - wars between Powhatan Indians and English settlers - resulted in seperation of Europeans and Indians in area near James River






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






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







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