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CSET U.S And California History

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1. 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






2. 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






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






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






5. An era fueled by availabliity of a cheap labor pool in the form of recent immigrants. Newly built factories attracted even more immigrants to the states






6. Powers explicitly mentioned in Constitution were fedreal powers

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 Prohibited the immigration of Chinese - not repealed until World War II






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






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






10. Opened in 1914 and extends international links






11. Broad interpretation of the Constitution






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






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

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14. (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






15. Southeatern California native american tribes






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






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






18. Spanish conquerers of Central nand South America






19. Forced colonists to provide housing to British soldiers






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






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






22. Farm worker advocates who founded the United Farm Workers Union in 1962






23. 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






24. A new group of immigrants that swelled in the midwestern and eastern cities. They lived in sseperate neighborhoods known as ghettos






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






26. 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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






34. Visor general to New Spain urges kinig that they should settle California before the English or russians took over it - two expeditions went by sea and two expeditions went by land






35. The idea that Americans are destined to spread across the hemisphere and especially spread the good news of democracy






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






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






38. Another religious group that arrived to Massachusetts Bay in 1629. They had a covenant with God to build 'a city on a hill'






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






40. War that helped California get into a real estate boom fueled by the housing industry and reach 6 million people in population






41. 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.






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






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






44. 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






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






46. Immigrant group that crossed California's border. The border remains easily crossed even though there is a frequent loss of life






47. 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






48. 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






49. (Mnemonic: Fat babies love to piss - **** - yell.) Fort Ticonderoga - Bunker Hill - Long Island - Trenton - Princeton - Saratoga - Yorktown






50. The Modoc tribe of Northern California tried to take their land by force - the tribe lost and was forced to a reservation in Oregon and their leader was hanged