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CSET U.S And California History

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1. One of the first U.S. political parties. It was led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. They stood up for more for individual rights and 'strict construction.' They opposed industrialization and didn't think bank was a good idea. They later evolve






2. Spanish conquerers of Central nand South America






3. Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders in 1865 and ends the civil war






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






5. Further tightened taxation and regulatory noose






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






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






8. French explorer who explored Canada to find the Northwest Passage - river routes that would take explorers through North America






9. 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






10. 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






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






12. French explorer who mapped the coastline from cape Cod to Nova Scotia - explored Great Lakes and founded Montreal






13. A tradition of free public education was started in the villages of New England - Religious tolerance supplanted an early religious dogmatism first established by the Puritans in Massachusetts - A conscious choice was made to leave the idea of heredi






14. The lowest point in California






15. Tax that is placed on tea and led to the Boston Tea Party - colonialists dressed up as Indians and dumped tea from aboard British ships into Boston harbor






16. Immigrant group that had already moved to Hawaii






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Central California native American tribes






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

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25. 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






26. MesoAmerican tribe that preceded the Aztecs but followed from the Mayans






27. Captured Los Angeles until it was rec - captured by Governor Pico and General Castro for Mexico






28. In the U.S. constitution - it makes the laws






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






30. The camps that Japanese peopel were rounded to in WWII






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






32. 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






33. 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






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






35. 1607: Virginia Co. - Jamestown (Virginia)






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






37. 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






38. 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






39. The priimary entry point for the immigrants from Asia






40. California industry that counts for 13 percent of gross domestic product and includes the state's theeme parks and urban centers - inlcuidng national wonders






41. Forced colonists to provide housing to British soldiers






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






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






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






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






46. 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






47. Biggest immigrant group from 1850 to 1900. They successfully developed farms in the Midwest and skilled trades in larger cities.






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






49. 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






50. Act passed by British to prevent colonial town meetings