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CSET U.S And California History

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1. 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






2. Strong believers in the human capacity to do the right thing and did not need a strong central government






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






4. Most of it is generally flat land: - The eastern half is called the interior lowlands - The western half is called the Great Plains






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






6. 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






7. Forced colonists to provide housing to British soldiers






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






9. A division of power that spells out the roles between the government and the states






10. Industry in California employs more thtan 500000 people mostly in Hollywood






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






12. 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






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






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. Acquired from Great Britain in 1846






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






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






18. The first battle of the Civil War. Seccessionists fire on the remaining Union sronghold in the South.






19. 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






20. Opened in 1914 and extends international links






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






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






23. A major mountain range in California






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






25. (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






26. 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






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






28. The crest of the Rocky Mountains - Rivers that begin east of it flow toward the Atlantic Ocean - Western rivers flow toward the Pacific Ocean






29. 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.






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






31. The rise of 'the common man' through the presidency of Andrew Jackson in 1820s






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






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






34. 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






35. (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






36. 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






37. Further tightened taxation and regulatory noose






38. The first settlers to arrive in Massachusetts. It was a religious group that fled Englandfor religious persecution in 1620






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






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






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






42. Amendment that abolished slavery throughout the United States






43. Developed in 880 AD in the Mississippi and built large religious mound structures






44. More restrictive legislation towards Japanese and that they were inelgible for citizenship and could not own land






45. Year that California faces largest budget deficit






46. 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






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






48. 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






49. 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






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







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