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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What was the hurricane that finished off the Spanish Armada called?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. powerful Indian chief of tribes near James River






10. What caused religious civil war in England?

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11. What year did the Carolinas officially spilt?






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






13. 1622 and1644 - wars between Powhatan Indians and English settlers - resulted in seperation of Europeans and Indians in area near James River






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






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






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






17. How many settlers survived the starving time?






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






19. Impact of Enclosure Movement?

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






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






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






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






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






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






27. What was Captain John Smith's motto?

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






29. What was a headright?






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






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






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






33. What three vices were allowed in Georgia?






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






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

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






37. What did Charles I do in 1629?






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






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






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






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






42. 5 bound Indian tribes - Mowhawks - Oneidas - Onondagas - Cayugas - and Seneca- worked together to defeat enemies and obtain resources.






43. A country that is unified.






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






45. Who was most famous sea dog?






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






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






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






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






50. What 4 important things happened in 1619?