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CSET U.S And California History

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1. 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






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






3. Established so that Californios could get their land back - rancheros who had the time and money to prusue their claims got to keep their land






4. State founded in 1733 as a buffer against Spain to Florida. It was the last of the 13 colonies established






5. A major food staple of California native American tribes






6. 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






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






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






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






10. Year that California faces largest budget deficit






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. The highest point in California






20. 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






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






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






23. Issued by King of england to forbid colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains - led the british to raise taxes so they could support hundreds of troops to be stationed in the colonies - along with a raise of taxes






24. (Mnemonic: Fat babies love to piss - **** - yell.) Fort Ticonderoga - Bunker Hill - Long Island - Trenton - Princeton - Saratoga - Yorktown






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






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






27. 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






28. 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






29. People who took land from the original Californios






30. 1608: de Champlain - Canada (Quebec) -1682: La Salle - Louisiana






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






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






33. In the eastern region of the United States






34. 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






35. 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






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






37. 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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38. Native American group who inhabited the Southwest after the Anasazi people and built extensive adobe cities






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






46. The first conquistador and defeated the Aztec Empire in 1521 after they saw his arrival as a divine arrival of a god and let him into their empire






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






48. publicized the gold discovery and bought every shovel - pick axe and pan in the region and made much money






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






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







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