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






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






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






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






5. What did Charles I do in 1629?






6. England's population between 1550-1600?






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






8. What 4 important things happened in 1619?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 1622 and1644 - wars between Powhatan Indians and English settlers - resulted in seperation of Europeans and Indians in area near James River






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






20. Who was most famous sea dog?






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






22. When and who was Carolina founded?






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






30. What caused religious civil war in England?

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






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






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






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






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






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






37. When was Jamestown founded?






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






39. What unusual right did Southern women have?

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






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






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






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






44. What was Savvanah known as?






45. What was the result of the 2nd Powhatan war?






46. What was Captain John Smith's motto?

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47. What year did the Carolinas officially spilt?






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






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






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