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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. The priimary entry point for the immigrants from Asia






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






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






4. Feature of California's constitutuion that alllows a statute or amendment that has passed the stae legislature which has then placed the proposed law on the ballot for approval by the electorate






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






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






7. Occurred right after 'shots heard round the world' happened (Lexington and Concord)






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






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






10. (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






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






12. In the eastern region of the United States






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






14. State established in 1638 by a delegation to establish a Swedish colony






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






16. Spanish conquerers of Central nand South America






17. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






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






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






20. 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






21. 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






22. 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






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






24. 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






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






26. Southern California native american tribes






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






28. People who took land from the original Californios






29. Drains the interior of the United States






30. Movement established to say that no slaves would be on the new western territories






31. Towns that grew around the missions and presidios as settlers moved up from Mexico






32. 1608: de Champlain - Canada (Quebec) -1682: La Salle - Louisiana






33. Southeatern California native american tribes






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






35. Central California native American tribes






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






37. War in which Spain relinquished its North American claims east of the Mississippi River






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






39. Repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act






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






41. Final battle of the Revolutionary war. British stronghold falls in 1781 and George Washington captures British general Lord cornwallis






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






43. (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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. Native American empire with stepped pyramids - utilized multiple calendars - and possessede extensive astronomical knowledge