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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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






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






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






4. To limit property rights to eldest son.






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






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






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






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






9. What 4 important things happened in 1619?






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






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






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






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






14. Impact of Enclosure Movement?

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






16. A country that is unified.






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






18. When and who was Carolina founded?






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






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






21. Half brother of Sir Walter Raleigh - with Queen Elizabeth's permission set out to establish a colony in Newfoundland - died at sea in 1583.






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






23. Who was most famous sea dog?






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






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






26. Effect of primongenture laws on younger sons?






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






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






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






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






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






32. powerful Indian chief of tribes near James River






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 5 bound Indian tribes - Mowhawks - Oneidas - Onondagas - Cayugas - and Seneca- worked together to defeat enemies and obtain resources.






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






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






42. What three vices were allowed in Georgia?






43. What was a headright?






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






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






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






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






48. How many settlers survived the starving time?






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






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