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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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1. What 4 important things happened in 1619?






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






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






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






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






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






7. Impact of Enclosure Movement?

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8. powerful Indian chief of tribes near James River






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






19. What was a headright?






20. Effect of primongenture laws on younger sons?






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






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






23. What three vices were allowed in Georgia?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. What did Charles I do in 1629?






32. What unusual right did Southern women have?

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






34. 5 bound Indian tribes - Mowhawks - Oneidas - Onondagas - Cayugas - and Seneca- worked together to defeat enemies and obtain resources.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. What year did the Carolinas officially spilt?






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






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






47. Who was most famous sea dog?






48. When was Jamestown founded?






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






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