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






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






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






4. What 4 important things happened in 1619?






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






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






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






8. What was a headright?






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






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






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






12. Effect of primongenture laws on younger sons?






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






14. What unusual right did Southern women have?

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






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






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






18. Impact of Enclosure Movement?

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19. 5 bound Indian tribes - Mowhawks - Oneidas - Onondagas - Cayugas - and Seneca- worked together to defeat enemies and obtain resources.






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






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






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






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






24. What year did the Carolinas officially spilt?






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. England's population between 1550-1600?






32. How many settlers survived the starving time?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. What was Captain John Smith's motto?

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