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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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1. 1622 and1644 - wars between Powhatan Indians and English settlers - resulted in seperation of Europeans and Indians in area near James River






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






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






4. Who was most famous sea dog?






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






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






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






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






9. How many settlers survived the starving time?






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






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






12. What three vices were allowed in Georgia?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. What 4 important things happened in 1619?






24. What unusual right did Southern women have?

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






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






27. Impact of Enclosure Movement?

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






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






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






31. What did Charles I do in 1629?






32. What was a headright?






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






41. powerful Indian chief of tribes near James River






42. What was Captain John Smith's motto?

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






44. England's population between 1550-1600?






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






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






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






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






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






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