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CSET U.S And California History

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1. Broad interpretation of the Constitution






2. State that was a colony established for Catholics so they could escape religious persecution






3. Reeds used by central California native Americans to build homes






4. Spanish conquistador who captured the last Mayan city






5. Raised theflag near Monterey and then retreated from the area - started the Mexican Americna War






6. California governor election promises to break Southern Pacific's grip on the state - won and passed many progressive goals






7. In the U.S. constitution - it makes the laws






8. Construction began in 1863 and completed in 1869- done by mostly Chinese and Irish immigrants - met at Promontoary Point in utah






9. A group of colonists that meti nPhiladelphia to plan steps for resistance to British authority






10. The first civlization to develop in MesoAmerica and were the first to develop a calendar and agrciultural community in America






11. Immigrant group that joined Irish on the Gold Rush and railroad construction - opened businesses and were envied by others






12. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics






13. America's new settlers transplanted long - standing traditions of England's government - with the first important steps taken by the earliest colonies of Plymouth (Massachusetts) and Virginia. - All of England's colonies based their goverming systems






14. The lowest point in California






15. Tax that is placed on tea and led to the Boston Tea Party - colonialists dressed up as Indians and dumped tea from aboard British ships into Boston harbor






16. (Mnemonic: Fun farmers always grow vegetables - specifically beets.) - Fort Sumter - First Battle of Bull Run - Antietam - Gettysburg - Vicksburg - Sherman's March to the Sea - Battle of Appomattox Courthouse






17. State founded in 1733 as a buffer against Spain to Florida. It was the last of the 13 colonies established






18. The first English settlement in the New World in 1607






19. Biggest immigrant group from 1850 to 1900. They successfully developed farms in the Midwest and skilled trades in larger cities.






20. A mechanism of California's constitutuion to end an elected official's tenure in office before itw as scheduled for completition. It is initiated by a citizen and requires the signatures of a percentage of the number voting in the last gubernatorial






21. Explorers commissioned by Thomas Jefferson to explore the newly purchased Lousiiana territory






22. Codes that were created to restrict rights and freedoms of the slaves in the South - the concept of seperate but equal






23. The founder of the San Diego mission - the first of the 21 original Spanish Catholic missions in California - later established seven missions on the El Camino Real (The Royal Road)






24. A Quaker who received land to estsablish Pennsylvania as the first Enlightenment - inspired government entity and abolished slavery






25. The earliest form of the American Constitution that was adopted in 1781. Weak because government could not raise money from states and have no budget - could not regulate trade or conduct foreign policy without obtaining consent from states on each m






26. The priimary entry point for the immigrants from Asia






27. In the U.S. constitution - it interpets the laws






28. The land between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada






29. A tax placed on legal documents including newspapers - led to the establishment of the Stamp Act Congress - first assembly of colonialists against British regulation






30. A division of power that spells out the roles between the government and the states






31. people from the eastern United States who came to California to saerch for gold. Were not so lucky about finding gold because the route to California was difficult and dangerous whether by land or by sea






32. An effort to establish an indepndent California republic






33. Strong believers in the human capacity to do the right thing and did not need a strong central government






34. The year and month that California approves its first constitution






35. Feature of California's constitution that gives individual citizens - citizen groups the power to placea proposed law on the ballot. Supporers must collect signatures equal to a small percengage of the electorate that votes in the most recent guberna






36. 1608: de Champlain - Canada (Quebec) -1682: La Salle - Louisiana






37. An act signed by President Lincoln to create a railroad that would go all the way across the continent - provided loans to the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad so that theycould build the transcontiental railroad






38. Restrucutred local control over property taxes and led to cutbacks in taxes and decrease in the tax base available to fund social services






39. Dutch East India Company explorer who found New York and the mouth of the Hudson River






40. War between Mexico and Spain that led to Mexico's independence and ownership of California in 1810






41. Material that led to California to be populated by 40000 miners from all over the United States






42. Completes the rest of the Spanish missions following Junipero Serra's death






43. Farm worker advocates who founded the United Farm Workers Union in 1962






44. In the eastern region of the United States






45. In the U.S. constitution - it enforces laws






46. Separation of Powers - Checks and Balances - Federal System - Powers of Congress - The Great Compromise - Bill of Rights - Amendments






47. Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders in 1865 and ends the civil war






48. Acquired from Great Britain in 1846






49. The year that California becomes the 31st state in the Union thanks to a compromise over slavery






50. Monopoly also called 'an octopus'







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