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






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






4. The land between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada






5. State established in 1636 by Roger Williams to acknowledge religious freedom and the separation of 'church and state'






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. Written by John Jay - Alexander Hamilton and James Madison about the need of a strong federal government






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






15. A group of colonists that meti nPhiladelphia to plan steps for resistance to British authority






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






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. Launched the Revolutionary War - British general ordered destruction of citizens growing number of guns and ammunition - colonialists defended their supplies






19. The priimary entry point for the immigrants from Asia






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






21. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






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






23. (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






24. 1500: Cabral - Brazil






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






26. 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution that ensured that individuals and states would not suffer from excessive and arbitrary federal power






27. People who took land from the original Californios






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






29. Final battle of the Revolutionary war. British stronghold falls in 1781 and George Washington captures British general Lord cornwallis






30. An effort to establish an indepndent California republic






31. Repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act






32. Spanish conquerers of Central nand South America






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






34. Lincoln's vice president became president






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






36. An act signed by President Lincoln to create a railroad that would go all the way across the continent - provided loans to the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad so that theycould build the transcontiental railroad






37. Spanish conquistador who captured the last Mayan city






38. U.S. Act that helped reduce instances of religious descrimination






39. The lowest point in California






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






41. Drains the interior of the United States






42. 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






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






44. 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






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






46. Codes that were created to restrict rights and freedoms of the slaves in the South - the concept of seperate but equal






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






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






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






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







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