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






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






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

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






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






6. Impact of Enclosure Movement?

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






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






9. When was Jamestown founded?






10. 1622 and1644 - wars between Powhatan Indians and English settlers - resulted in seperation of Europeans and Indians in area near James River






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






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






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






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






15. Who was most famous sea dog?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. What was a headright?






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






25. To limit property rights to eldest son.






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






27. 5 bound Indian tribes - Mowhawks - Oneidas - Onondagas - Cayugas - and Seneca- worked together to defeat enemies and obtain resources.






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






29. How many settlers survived the starving time?






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






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






32. What three vices were allowed in Georgia?






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






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






35. What unusual right did Southern women have?

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36. What did Charles I do in 1629?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. A country that is unified.






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






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






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






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






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






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