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CSET U.S And California History

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






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






3. Monopoly also called 'an octopus'






4. Material that led to California to be populated by 40000 miners from all over the United States






5. The land between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada






6. 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






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






8. War that helped California get into a real estate boom fueled by the housing industry and reach 6 million people in population






9. Industry based in Southern California areas - focus on casual - warm weather clothing






10. Migrants who came to California during the Dust Bowl and followed crops from farm to farm






11. Native American group who were skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






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






13. Spanish conquistador who settled in Panama in 1520 - became governor of Peru and conquered the Inca empire based there






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

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






16. Immigrant group that had already moved to Hawaii






17. The first declaration of self - government in the New World






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

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






20. 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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. 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






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






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






31. The priimary entry point for the immigrants from Asia






32. In the eastern region of the United States






33. In the U.S. Constitution - it is a system of checks and balances between the three branches of government






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






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






36. During the Reconstruction - a state could be readmitted if 10 percent of the former Confederates voted in the 1860 election vowed loyalty to the Union






37. Captured Monterey Bay and claimed thearea for the United States






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






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






40. Immigrant group that joined Irish on the Gold Rush and railroad construction - opened businesses and were envied by others






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






42. People who took land from the original Californios






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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. 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






49. War between Mexico and Spain that led to Mexico's independence and ownership of California in 1810






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







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