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CSET U.S And California History

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






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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

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8. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics






9. 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






10. 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






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






12. 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution that ensured that individuals and states would not suffer from excessive and arbitrary federal power






13. Repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act






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






15. Early U.S. poltiical party who supported the Federalists and were pretty wealthy. They later emerged in the 1850s as the republican party with the






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






17. War between Mexico and Spain that led to Mexico's independence and ownership of California in 1810






18. The first civlization to develop in MesoAmerica and were the first to develop a calendar and agrciultural community in America






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. State established in 1638 by a delegation to establish a Swedish colony






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






24. 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






25. 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






26. 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.






27. Immigrant group that had already moved to Hawaii






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






29. 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






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






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






32. Drains the interior of the United States






33. Compact used to colonize New Hampshire






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






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






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






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






38. Movement established to say that no slaves would be on the new western territories






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






40. West Point graduates and used to handling firearms and driven






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






42. 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






43. 1608: de Champlain - Canada (Quebec) -1682: La Salle - Louisiana






44. 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






45. Spanish conquistador who captured the last Mayan city






46. 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






47. 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






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






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






50. A major mountain range in California