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CSET U.S And California History

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






2. Discovered in 1853- mineres would use powerful hoses to shoot water at the hillsides to wash away the soil and findthe gold - damaged environment and killed fish






3. The major Union battle victory in 1863 that led to The Gettysberg Address - Lincoln's declaration that the Union will not be divided






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






5. 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






6. A new reform movement established in California favored workers rights and the people over big corporations






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






8. Monopoly also called 'an octopus'






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. 1500: Cabral - Brazil






11. Spanish conquistador who captured the last Mayan city






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






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






14. 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






15. Spanish explorer who sailed to Pacific coast to find fabled Northwest Passage - wound up in San Francisco Bay and called the territory Alta California






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






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






18. Treaty with Japan in 1907 that allowed wives to join theier husbands in the U.S. if the Japanese deny exit visas to any men wishing to emigrate to the United States - led to the picture brides who married Japanese men who they had never met

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19. Spanish forts that were built for missionaries and settlers to hide in when Indians revolted






20. 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






21. A tax placed on legal documents including newspapers - led to the establishment of the Stamp Act Congress - first assembly of colonialists against British regulation






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






23. Reeds used by central California native Americans to build homes






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






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






26. Established processes for amendment that required 3/4 approval of the states and 2/3 of each house of Congress






27. Prohibited the immigration of Chinese - not repealed until World War II






28. The year that California becomes the 31st state in the Union thanks to a compromise over slavery






29. Amendment that abolished slavery throughout the United States






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






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






32. Native American empire that ruled from capital of Tenochtitlan in central Mexico. They had mulltiple calendars - system of writing and economy dependent on tribute. Also focused on worship of a sun god and human sacrifice






33. 1608: de Champlain - Canada (Quebec) -1682: La Salle - Louisiana






34. Restrucutred local control over property taxes and led to cutbacks in taxes and decrease in the tax base available to fund social services






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






36. Drains the interior of the United States






37. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






38. Repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act






39. (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






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






41. Established in 1764 - this asct combined new taxes on imports like sugar






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






43. The first declaration of self - government in the New World






44. In the eastern region of the United States - In the Northeast - they meat the ocean - forming a rough - rocky coast






45. 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






46. Central California native American tribes






47. An act in 1882 that barred immigration of Chiense laborers and gave immigration officals the ability to define what a laborer is - Chinese wives also forbidden to rejoin their husbands and Chiense were ineligible for citizenship






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






49. 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






50. The land between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada