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CSET U.S And California History

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






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






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






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






5. War in which Spain relinquished its North American claims east of the Mississippi River






6. In the eastern region of the United States






7. English explorer who sailed up the California coast to the pacific Northwest






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






9. Battle between United States and Mexico which followed the annexation of Texas. Led to the United States owning California in the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo






10. Spanish conquistador who captured the last Mayan city






11. 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






12. Led to the chinese being blamed for the lack of jobs and they suffered violence and property damaged






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






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






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






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






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






18. The central agricultural area of California






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






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






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






22. War between the French and British that ended with the defeat of French and Indian allies. It ordered French to be completely removed from North America and Spain relinquished parts of Florida in exchange for New Orleans and lands west of Mississippi






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






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






25. 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






26. 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






27. The immigration group that helped build the railroads later settled in San Francisco. They took low wage jobs and later became small business entrepreneurs






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


29. 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






30. Further tightened taxation and regulatory noose






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






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






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






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






35. 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






36. 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






37. Immigrant group that joined Irish on the Gold Rush and railroad construction - opened businesses and were envied by others






38. Southern California native american tribes






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






40. 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






41. Forced colonists to provide housing to British soldiers






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






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






44. Decision that said that slaves count as three - fifths of the population






45. 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






46. 1607: Virginia Co. - Jamestown (Virginia)






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






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






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






50. An Atlantic warm - water current that warms the East Coast in winter and is responsible for excellent fishing