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CSET U.S And California History

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1. 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






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






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






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






5. The land between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada






6. Immigrant group started migrating in the 1840s due to famine in their community. potato blight had decimated the potato harvest. They moved westward to the California Gold Rush of 1849






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






8. Year that California faces largest budget deficit






9. Southern California native american tribes






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






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






12. 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






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






14. The wind west of the Appalachians - An importance influence on climate: In the winter - cold air from the northwest produces freezing temperatures - In the summer - warm - moist southwesterly winds cause hot - humid weather






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

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16. The first English settlement in the New World in 1607






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






18. Immigrant group that had already moved to Hawaii






19. Jan. 1 - 1863- the proclamation frees the slaves






20. 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






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






22. California governor election promises to break Southern Pacific's grip on the state - won and passed many progressive goals






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






24. Provided more funding and gave the railroads ten square miles of land to the tracks for every mile of track laid






25. 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






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






27. 1607: Virginia Co. - Jamestown (Virginia)






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






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






30. Repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act






31. 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






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






33. A new group of immigrants that swelled in the midwestern and eastern cities. They lived in sseperate neighborhoods known as ghettos






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






35. Renamed the Southern Pacific Company and controlled all the railroads in California - president was Leland Stanford was a California governor and U.S. Senator






36. 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






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






38. Spanish conquerers of Central nand South America






39. 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






40. 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






41. The foothills at the base of the Appalachian mountains - In the eastern region of the United States






42. 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






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






44. State that was a colony established for Catholics so they could escape religious persecution






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






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






47. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






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






49. A group of Republicans that were outraged that former Confederate officials were being elected back to Congress






50. Authored by Thomas Jefferson and focused on the declaration of 'life - liberty - and pursuit of happiness'







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