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CSET U.S And California History

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1. In the eastern region of the United States - In the Northeast - they meat the ocean - forming a rough - rocky coast






2. Written by John Jay - Alexander Hamilton and James Madison about the need of a strong federal government






3. 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)






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






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






6. The foothills at the base of the Appalachian mountains - In the eastern region of the United States






7. The Spanish attempt to colonize California by building Missionsand converting the Spanish






8. Captured Los Angeles until it was rec - captured by Governor Pico and General Castro for Mexico






9. A new reform movement established in California favored workers rights and the people over big corporations






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






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






12. The final document that established United States government. It had to be ratified by at least nine states - process now is 2/3s of Congress and 38 out of 50 states






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






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






15. From Spain - Portugal - Britain - France and the Netherlands






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






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






18. The number one resource that California is quickly running out of with its ever growing population






19. 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






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






21. The land between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada






22. 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






23. Acquittal of police officers in this man's case in 1992 led to a major riot that called for economic and political opportunity for minorities. federal guilty verdict reduces the racial tension






24. 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






25. War between the French and British that ended with the defeat of French and Indian allies. It ordered French to be completely removed from North America and Spain relinquished parts of Florida in exchange for New Orleans and lands west of Mississippi






26. The first settlers to arrive in Massachusetts. It was a religious group that fled Englandfor religious persecution in 1620






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






28. Year that California faces largest budget deficit






29. Ended the Mexican American War and brought California - Arizona - New Mesxico - Nevada - Utah - Colorado and Wyoming into the mix






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






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






32. Spanish conquistador who captured the last Mayan city






33. The rise of 'the common man' through the presidency of Andrew Jackson in 1820s






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






35. 1609: Hudson - New Netherlands (New York)






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






37. 1860 mailing service that carried mail in ten days from Missouri to California - went out of business in 1861 when the first telegraph was completed






38. Monopoly also called 'an octopus'






39. An Atlantic warm - water current that warms the East Coast in winter and is responsible for excellent fishing






40. 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






41. Spanish forts that were built for missionaries and settlers to hide in when Indians revolted






42. War fought between America and Britain and it was caused by violations of U.S. neutrality and impressment of U.S. sailors. Victory led to national pride - self - sufficiency - and foreign credibility






43. Powers explicitly mentioned in Constitution were fedreal powers

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44. 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






45. The two major deserts in California






46. More restrictive legislation towards Japanese and that they were inelgible for citizenship and could not own land






47. Southern states threatened to secede if this state was admitted as a free state






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






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






50. publicized the gold discovery and bought every shovel - pick axe and pan in the region and made much money