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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What was the first settlement - type of ownership - when was it founeded - main export - and status of South Carolina?






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






3. Impact of Enclosure Movement?

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






5. What did Charles I do in 1629?






6. How many settlers survived the starving time?






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






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






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






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






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






12. What unusual right did Southern women have?

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






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






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






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






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






18. What year did the Carolinas officially spilt?






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






26. What 4 important things happened in 1619?






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






28. 1622 and1644 - wars between Powhatan Indians and English settlers - resulted in seperation of Europeans and Indians in area near James River






29. When was Jamestown founded?






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






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






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






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






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






35. What was a headright?






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. When and who was Carolina founded?






43. What was Captain John Smith's motto?

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






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






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






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






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






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






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