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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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






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






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






4. To limit property rights to eldest son.






5. What was Savvanah known as?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Who was most famous sea dog?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. When was Jamestown founded?






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






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






26. What was a headright?






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






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






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






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






31. 5 bound Indian tribes - Mowhawks - Oneidas - Onondagas - Cayugas - and Seneca- worked together to defeat enemies and obtain resources.






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






33. 1622 and1644 - wars between Powhatan Indians and English settlers - resulted in seperation of Europeans and Indians in area near James River






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






35. What did Charles I do in 1629?






36. What unusual right did Southern women have?

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






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

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






40. A country that is unified.






41. Effect of primongenture laws on younger sons?






42. What caused religious civil war in England?

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






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






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






46. powerful Indian chief of tribes near James River






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






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






49. What year did the Carolinas officially spilt?






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