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CSET U.S And California History

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1. Central California native American tribes






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






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






4. Where the British were defeated and led to expansion of battle from Canada and New York






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






6. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics






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






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






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






10. 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






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






12. French explorer who explored Canada to find the Northwest Passage - river routes that would take explorers through North America






13. 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






14. Mexican leader who closes the missions down except for the churches






15. MesoAmerican tribe that preceded the Aztecs but followed from the Mayans






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






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






18. Immigrant group that had already moved to Hawaii






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






20. State established in 1636 by Roger Williams to acknowledge religious freedom and the separation of 'church and state'






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






22. 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






23. (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






24. Period in 1930s when a severe drought hit hte midwest and forced 350000 people to leave theier farms and lsot jobsand come to California






25. A new group of immigrants that swelled in the midwestern and eastern cities. They lived in sseperate neighborhoods known as ghettos






26. People who took land from the original Californios






27. The land between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada






28. Opened in 1914 and extends international links






29. 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






30. The central agricultural area of California






31. The idea that various immigrants cultural differences were minimized and assimilated together






32. Acknowledged the tension between the economic and political status of minorities






33. 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






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






35. Further tightened taxation and regulatory noose






36. 1492: Columbus - West Indies and Bahamas -1513: Balboa - Panama -1519: Cortes - Mexico -1532: Pizarro - Peru






37. English explorer who sailed up the California coast to the pacific Northwest






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






39. An effort to establish an indepndent California republic






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






41. Provided more funding and gave the railroads ten square miles of land to the tracks for every mile of track laid






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






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






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






45. River 100 miles North of Los Angeles that the city of Los Angeles built an aqueduct on to bring the water to Los Angeles






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






47. 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution that ensured that individuals and states would not suffer from excessive and arbitrary federal power






48. Extends along the coast from New Jersey to Texas and is generally low land






49. 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






50. 1608: de Champlain - Canada (Quebec) -1682: La Salle - Louisiana