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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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






2. What was a headright?






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






4. 1622 and1644 - wars between Powhatan Indians and English settlers - resulted in seperation of Europeans and Indians in area near James River






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






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






7. Impact of Enclosure Movement?

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8. What unusual right did Southern women have?

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






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






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

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






13. Who was most famous sea dog?






14. powerful Indian chief of tribes near James River






15. What caused religious civil war in England?

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






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






18. A country that is unified.






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






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






21. When was Jamestown founded?






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






23. 5 bound Indian tribes - Mowhawks - Oneidas - Onondagas - Cayugas - and Seneca- worked together to defeat enemies and obtain resources.






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






25. Effect of primongenture laws on younger sons?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. To limit property rights to eldest son.






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






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






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






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






44. What year did the Carolinas officially spilt?






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






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






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






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






49. What three vices were allowed in Georgia?






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