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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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






2. A country that is unified.






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






4. Who was most famous sea dog?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. When and who was Carolina founded?






14. Effect of primongenture laws on younger sons?






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






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






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






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

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






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






21. To limit property rights to eldest son.






22. What was Savvanah known as?






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






24. What year did the Carolinas officially spilt?






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






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






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






28. Impact of Enclosure Movement?

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






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






31. What three vices were allowed in Georgia?






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. How many settlers survived the starving time?






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






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






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






42. What was Captain John Smith's motto?

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43. What caused religious civil war in England?

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






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






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






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






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






49. What unusual right did Southern women have?

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







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