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CLEP U.S. History Early Colonization Till 1865

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1. What unusual right did Southern women have?

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2. powerful Indian chief of tribes near James River






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






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






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






6. What was a headright?






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. England's population between 1550-1600?






14. Effect of primongenture laws on younger sons?






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






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






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






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






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






20. When and who was Carolina founded?






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






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






23. What year did the Carolinas officially spilt?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Who was most famous sea dog?






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

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






36. To limit property rights to eldest son.






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






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






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






40. 1622 and1644 - wars between Powhatan Indians and English settlers - resulted in seperation of Europeans and Indians in area near James River






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






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






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






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






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






46. When was Jamestown founded?






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






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






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






50. What caused religious civil war in England?

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