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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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1. What year did the Carolinas officially spilt?






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






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






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






5. Who was most famous sea dog?






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






7. What three vices were allowed in Georgia?






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






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






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






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






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






13. England's population between 1550-1600?






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






15. When and who was Carolina founded?






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






23. 1622 and1644 - wars between Powhatan Indians and English settlers - resulted in seperation of Europeans and Indians in area near James River






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. What 4 important things happened in 1619?






34. powerful Indian chief of tribes near James River






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






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






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






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






39. What unusual right did Southern women have?

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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 5 bound Indian tribes - Mowhawks - Oneidas - Onondagas - Cayugas - and Seneca- worked together to defeat enemies and obtain resources.






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






48. What was a headright?






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






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