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CSET U.S And California History

Subjects : cset, history
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1. Completes the rest of the Spanish missions following Junipero Serra's death






2. The first conquistador and defeated the Aztec Empire in 1521 after they saw his arrival as a divine arrival of a god and let him into their empire






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






4. Renamed the Southern Pacific Company and controlled all the railroads in California - president was Leland Stanford was a California governor and U.S. Senator






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






6. 1607: Virginia Co. - Jamestown (Virginia)






7. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






8. Launched the Revolutionary War - British general ordered destruction of citizens growing number of guns and ammunition - colonialists defended their supplies






9. Developed in 880 AD in the Mississippi and built large religious mound structures






10. Ultiimately defeated General Pico and re - captured Los Angeles in 1847 - ending the Mexican American war






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






12. The wind west of the Appalachians - An importance influence on climate: In the winter - cold air from the northwest produces freezing temperatures - In the summer - warm - moist southwesterly winds cause hot - humid weather






13. 1609: Hudson - New Netherlands (New York)






14. The lowest point in California






15. Gave southerneers a stronger fugitive slave law and popular sovereignty (territories would have the right to decide for themselves whether or not they wanted to adopt slavery on their borders) over newly conquered Mexico areas in exchange for Califor






16. War fought between U.S. and Mexico to gain more territory in the Southwest






17. One of the first American political parties. It was led by Alexander Hamilton - John Adams and John Jay. They beleived in strong central government and loose construction. They wanted to create a national bank and use government funds to support indu






18. Repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act






19. A group of Republicans that were outraged that former Confederate officials were being elected back to Congress






20. Final battle of the Revolutionary war. British stronghold falls in 1781 and George Washington captures British general Lord cornwallis






21. The first constitution to realizeno authrotiy than its own and governed the common wealth






22. Native American group who inhabited the Southwest after the Anasazi people and built extensive adobe cities






23. Led to the chinese being blamed for the lack of jobs and they suffered violence and property damaged






24. Economic opportunity - freedom of religion and expresion - and adventure






25. War foguht between Britain and American colonialists which led to America's independence. Americans enlist friendship of France to revolutionary cause - Spain and Netherlands soon follow






26. The Modoc tribe of Northern California tried to take their land by force - the tribe lost and was forced to a reservation in Oregon and their leader was hanged






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






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






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. Print money - regulate interstae and international trade - make treaties - declare war and field armed forces - establish post office - make laws necessarsy to execute powers






31. Lake that was drained as a result of the Owens River aqueduct and ultimately led Owens Valley to sue the city of Los Angeles






32. Group of immigrants that first came to live in America. They either came from the northern route from Asia through a land bridge crossing the Bering Strait or through South american shores on boats






33. Addition of new territories would decide if they were going to be slave or non - slave owning states






34. Feature of California's constitutuion that alllows a statute or amendment that has passed the stae legislature which has then placed the proposed law on the ballot for approval by the electorate






35. One of the first U.S. political parties. It was led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. They stood up for more for individual rights and 'strict construction.' They opposed industrialization and didn't think bank was a good idea. They later evolve






36. Central California native American tribes






37. Battle between United States and Mexico which followed the annexation of Texas. Led to the United States owning California in the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo






38. Caused from multiple Spanish invasions - economic wars between divided tribes






39. Major issue that was disputed by population (Virginia Plan) vs. equal representation (the Connecticut Plan)






40. Authored by Thomas Jefferson and focused on the declaration of 'life - liberty - and pursuit of happiness'






41. Republican Rutherford Hayes and Democrat Samuel Tilden run for President. Hayes promises to end the Reconstruction and allows Southern staets to establish the black codes. Caused the end of the Reconstruction in 1877






42. Immigrant group started migrating in the 1840s due to famine in their community. potato blight had decimated the potato harvest. They moved westward to the California Gold Rush of 1849






43. An era fueled by availabliity of a cheap labor pool in the form of recent immigrants. Newly built factories attracted even more immigrants to the states






44. War in which Spain relinquished its North American claims east of the Mississippi River






45. MesoAmerican empire who once reigned from equator to Chile and between the Andes Mountain. They practiced terracing and irrigating steep mountainsides. Were defeateed by smallpox epidemic






46. California industry that counts for 13 percent of gross domestic product and includes the state's theeme parks and urban centers - inlcuidng national wonders






47. Spanish conquerers of Central nand South America






48. Industry started in California during WWII and based in the Los Angeles - including Long Beach






49. (Mnemonic: Fat babies love to piss - **** - yell.) Fort Ticonderoga - Bunker Hill - Long Island - Trenton - Princeton - Saratoga - Yorktown






50. 1500: Cabral - Brazil