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CSET U.S And California History

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1. 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






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






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






4. The number one resource that California is quickly running out of with its ever growing population






5. 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






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






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






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






9. More restrictive legislation towards Japanese and that they were inelgible for citizenship and could not own land






10. 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






11. The Modoc tribe of Northern California tried to take their land by force - the tribe lost and was forced to a reservation in Oregon and their leader was hanged






12. 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






13. 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






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






15. War fought between America and Britain and it was caused by violations of U.S. neutrality and impressment of U.S. sailors. Victory led to national pride - self - sufficiency - and foreign credibility






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






17. 1609: Hudson - New Netherlands (New York)






18. Facilities that the Spanish used to turned to the Indians to establish agricultural fields and learned Christianity. natives also were exposed to disease that they don't have immunity to. Also - brought olive trees and orange trees and introduced whe






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






20. 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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21. 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






22. 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






23. Established a Senate with equal representation and House of Representatives based on population






24. 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






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






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






27. Monopoly also called 'an octopus'






28. 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






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






30. 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






31. Decision that said that slaves count as three - fifths of the population






32. The highest point in California






33. 1776 Written by Thomas Jefferson - Based on the ideas of English Enlightenment philosopher John Locke - In Locke's 'Second Treatise of Civil Government' (1690) - he set forth basic ideas embodied in the Declaration of Independence.






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






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






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






37. 1st 10 Amendments to the Constitution - Introduced by Madison - A series of limitations on the power of the U.S. federal government; added to protect the rights of individuals and safeguard the sovereignty of the states over their own affairs






38. Immigrant group that had already moved to Hawaii






39. The year and month that California approves its first constitution






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






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






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






43. The priimary entry point for the immigrants from Asia






44. Led to the chinese being blamed for the lack of jobs and they suffered violence and property damaged






45. People who took land from the original Californios






46. 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






47. Led by Southern Carolina and the election of abolitionist ally Abraham Lincoln in 1880 - the slave states decided that they had the right to leave the Union if they wanted to in 1880






48. Opened in 1914 and extends international links






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

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