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CSET U.S And California History

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






2. The first declaration of self - government in the New World






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






4. Northern California Indian tribes






5. Southern California native american tribes






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






7. Ended the Mexican American War and brought California - Arizona - New Mesxico - Nevada - Utah - Colorado and Wyoming into the mix






8. 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






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






10. Lake that was drained as a result of the Owens River aqueduct and ultimately led Owens Valley to sue the city of Los Angeles






11. (Mnemonic: Fun farmers always grow vegetables - specifically beets.) - Fort Sumter - First Battle of Bull Run - Antietam - Gettysburg - Vicksburg - Sherman's March to the Sea - Battle of Appomattox Courthouse






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






13. 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






14. 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






15. Industry started in California during WWII and based in the Los Angeles - including Long Beach






16. 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






17. 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






18. The idea that southern staets should refuse to obey the laws tha t they did not agree with






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






20. An act in 1882 that barred immigration of Chiense laborers and gave immigration officals the ability to define what a laborer is - Chinese wives also forbidden to rejoin their husbands and Chiense were ineligible for citizenship






21. 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.






22. 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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Native American empire that ruled from capital of Tenochtitlan in central Mexico. They had mulltiple calendars - system of writing and economy dependent on tribute. Also focused on worship of a sun god and human sacrifice






34. 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






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






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






37. Gave southerneers a stronger fugitive slave law and popular sovereignty (territories would have the right to decide for themselves whether or not they wanted to adopt slavery on their borders) over newly conquered Mexico areas in exchange for Califor






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






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






40. The land between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada






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






42. Extends along the coast from New Jersey to Texas and is generally low land






43. One of the first American political parties. It was led by Alexander Hamilton - John Adams and John Jay. They beleived in strong central government and loose construction. They wanted to create a national bank and use government funds to support indu






44. 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






45. Monopoly also called 'an octopus'






46. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics






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






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






49. The first conquistador and defeated the Aztec Empire in 1521 after they saw his arrival as a divine arrival of a god and let him into their empire






50. Group of immigrants that first came to live in America. They either came from the northern route from Asia through a land bridge crossing the Bering Strait or through South american shores on boats