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CSET U.S And California History

Subjects : cset, history
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. MesoAmerican tribe that preceded the Aztecs but followed from the Mayans






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






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






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






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






6. Southern California native american tribes






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






8. The first battle of the Civil War. Seccessionists fire on the remaining Union sronghold in the South.






9. 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






10. The two major deserts in California






11. A man - made lake caused by the flooding of a 70- mile long canal from the Colorado river to the Colorado desert






12. 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






13. Established processes for amendment that required 3/4 approval of the states and 2/3 of each house of Congress






14. Northern California Indian tribes






15. Prohibited the immigration of Chinese - not repealed until World War II






16. Form the western mountain ranges - The western slope of the Sierra Nevada borders the Central Valley of California - The Coast Ranges form the western wall of the Central Valley






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






18. Made in 1803 by President Thoomas Jefferson and led to the acquisition of the territory west of the existing United States






19. A dam across the Tuolumne River that would flood Yosemite - protested by naturalist John Muir. Instead - an aqueduct was constructed to carry water from the reservoir to the city






20. Etsablished and was nativist - anti - Chinese - and anti - big business

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21. Several preachers started to speak of Christian salvation as something under control of individual - challenged traditional perceptions of Christianity to focus of individual salvation






22. Compact used to colonize New Hampshire






23. Twice the population - strong navy - banking system and factories - Union industries were producing ammunition and goods - driven black soldiers fighting for the freedom of their families






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






25. The idea that southern staets should refuse to obey the laws tha t they did not agree with






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






27. Repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act






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






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






30. 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






31. The land between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada






32. Conduct elections - ratify amendments to constitution - issue licenses - regulate intrastate (within state) to business - establish local governments - take measures for public health and safety - any other powers that the Constitution does not reser






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






34. Spanish explorer who settled on a Carribbean island but found hismself in debt and wound up relocating on the east coast of what is now Panama - he spied the Pacific Ocean in 1513






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






36. Called in 1787 to reform the Articles of Confederation






37. 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






38. Powers explicitly mentioned in Constitution were fedreal powers

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39. (Mnemonic: Very many nice men came running down North Street - not needing police guards.) 1. Virginia 2. Massachusetts 3. New Hampshire 4. Maryland 5. Connecticut 6. Rhode Island 7. Delaware 8. North Carolina 9. South Carolina 10. New Jersey 11. New






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






41. Spanish explorer who sailed to Pacific coast to find fabled Northwest Passage - wound up in San Francisco Bay and called the territory Alta California






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






43. (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






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






45. 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






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






47. 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






48. 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






49. The crest of the Rocky Mountains - Rivers that begin east of it flow toward the Atlantic Ocean - Western rivers flow toward the Pacific Ocean






50. Jan. 1 - 1863- the proclamation frees the slaves