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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Leader of Jamestown - 1607 was 'mock' executed and 'saved' by Pocahontas.






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






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






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






11. Effect of primongenture laws on younger sons?






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






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


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






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






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






17. 5 bound Indian tribes - Mowhawks - Oneidas - Onondagas - Cayugas - and Seneca- worked together to defeat enemies and obtain resources.






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






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






20. What caused religious civil war in England?


21. What was a headright?






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






23. Soldier - statesmen - against debtors prison - founded colony of Georgia - ironically died in debtors prison himself.






24. Who was most famous sea dog?






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






26. Common working man - no special craft - small farmer.






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






28. What unusual right did Southern women have?


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






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






31. Impact of Enclosure Movement?


32. What was Captain John Smith's motto?


33. When and who was Carolina founded?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






42. 1622 and1644 - wars between Powhatan Indians and English settlers - resulted in seperation of Europeans and Indians in area near James River






43. To limit property rights to eldest son.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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