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CSET U.S And California History

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






2. 1607: Virginia Co. - Jamestown (Virginia)






3. Most of it is generally flat land: - The eastern half is called the interior lowlands - The western half is called the Great Plains






4. Opened in 1914 and extends international links






5. The priimary entry point for the immigrants from Asia






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. 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






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






9. Established states of Nebraska and Kansas with popular sovereignty but motivated Northerneres to protest against slavery because it was pandering to the South






10. Drains the interior of the United States






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






12. A dam across the Tuolumne River that would flood Yosemite - protested by naturalist John Muir. Instead - an aqueduct was constructed to carry water from the reservoir to the city






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

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14. 1500: Cabral - Brazil






15. Period in 1930s when a severe drought hit hte midwest and forced 350000 people to leave theier farms and lsot jobsand come to California






16. 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






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

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






19. Group of immigrants that first came to live in America. They either came from the northern route from Asia through a land bridge crossing the Bering Strait or through South american shores on boats






20. Another religious group that arrived to Massachusetts Bay in 1629. They had a covenant with God to build 'a city on a hill'






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






22. 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






23. 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






24. 1492: Columbus - West Indies and Bahamas -1513: Balboa - Panama -1519: Cortes - Mexico -1532: Pizarro - Peru






25. The lowest point in California






26. 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






27. 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






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






29. Mexican leader who closes the missions down except for the churches






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






31. Industry in California employs more thtan 500000 people mostly in Hollywood






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






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






34. Acquittal of police officers in this man's case in 1992 led to a major riot that called for economic and political opportunity for minorities. federal guilty verdict reduces the racial tension






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






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






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






38. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics






39. An effort to establish an indepndent California republic






40. Ended the Mexican American War and brought California - Arizona - New Mesxico - Nevada - Utah - Colorado and Wyoming into the mix






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






42. From Spain - Portugal - Britain - France and the Netherlands






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






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






45. The first settlers to arrive in Massachusetts. It was a religious group that fled Englandfor religious persecution in 1620






46. Compact used to colonize New Hampshire






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






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






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






50. The highest point in California