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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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1. Effect of primongenture laws on younger sons?






2. Who was most famous sea dog?






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. What unusual right did Southern women have?


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






11. Impact of Enclosure Movement?


12. 5 bound Indian tribes - Mowhawks - Oneidas - Onondagas - Cayugas - and Seneca- worked together to defeat enemies and obtain resources.






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






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






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






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






17. What year did the Carolinas officially spilt?






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






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






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






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






22. England's population between 1550-1600?






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 1622 and1644 - wars between Powhatan Indians and English settlers - resulted in seperation of Europeans and Indians in area near James River






41. When and who was Carolina founded?






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






43. A country that is unified.






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






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






46. To limit property rights to eldest son.






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






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






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






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