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CSET U.S And California History

Subjects : cset, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. People have certain natural rights including life - liberty - and the pursuit of happiness - Government is set by the consent of the governed - It is the right of the people to overthrow unjust governments

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2. 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






3. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






4. During Great Depression - the Shasta Dam was built to bring water from the north to meet the farming needs of the South - the CVP was never completed - drained marshalnds and enviromnmental activists were successful at preventing the damming of the A






5. 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






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






7. Group who explored south of Alaska for fur trade - establish Fort Ross in San Francisco as a trading post






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






9. 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






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






11. Native American group developed in Southwest and were were skilled builders






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






13. 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






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






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






16. Spanish explorer who explored coastal areas of San diego - Santa Barbara and Monterrey






17. Repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act






18. Year that California faces largest budget deficit






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






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






21. sawmill owner whose employee John Marshall discovered discover gold in the Sierra Nevada foothills






22. Spanish conquistador's search of the Seven Cities of Cibola led to Spanish exploration of the Baja Peninsula






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






24. Immigrant group that crossed California's border. The border remains easily crossed even though there is a frequent loss of life






25. Established immigration quotas by eastern and western hemispheres rather than by county. Immigrants were brought in based on skills - need for family reunification - or status as poltical or economic refugees. Led to floods of immigrants came from As






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






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






28. The idea that Americans are destined to spread across the hemisphere and especially spread the good news of democracy






29. The immigration group that helped build the railroads later settled in San Francisco. They took low wage jobs and later became small business entrepreneurs






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






31. French explorer who mapped the coastline from cape Cod to Nova Scotia - explored Great Lakes and founded Montreal






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






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

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35. 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






36. (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






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






38. 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






39. Visor general to New Spain urges kinig that they should settle California before the English or russians took over it - two expeditions went by sea and two expeditions went by land






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






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






42. 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






43. Book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe about a heroic slave - further spurred the need for slaves to be free

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44. The major Union battle victory in 1863 that led to The Gettysberg Address - Lincoln's declaration that the Union will not be divided






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






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






47. People who took land from the original Californios






48. 1609: Hudson - New Netherlands (New York)






49. A major food staple of California native American tribes






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