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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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






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

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






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






5. Impact of Enclosure Movement?

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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






14. What was Captain John Smith's motto?

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






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






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






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






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






20. powerful Indian chief of tribes near James River






21. England's population between 1550-1600?






22. What caused religious civil war in England?

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23. What was Savvanah known as?






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






25. To limit property rights to eldest son.






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. What three vices were allowed in Georgia?






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 5 bound Indian tribes - Mowhawks - Oneidas - Onondagas - Cayugas - and Seneca- worked together to defeat enemies and obtain resources.






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






41. Who was most famous sea dog?






42. What year did the Carolinas officially spilt?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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







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