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CSET U.S And California History

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






2. 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






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






4. Drains the interior of the United States






5. Treaty with Japan in 1907 that allowed wives to join theier husbands in the U.S. if the Japanese deny exit visas to any men wishing to emigrate to the United States - led to the picture brides who married Japanese men who they had never met

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6. Monopoly also called 'an octopus'






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






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






9. 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






10. State established in 1636 by Roger Williams to acknowledge religious freedom and the separation of 'church and state'






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






12. 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






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






14. 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






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






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






17. 1607: Virginia Co. - Jamestown (Virginia)






18. Form the western mountain ranges - The western slope of the Sierra Nevada borders the Central Valley of California - The Coast Ranges form the western wall of the Central Valley






19. Further tightened taxation and regulatory noose






20. Southern states threatened to secede if this state was admitted as a free state






21. War fought between U.S. and Mexico to gain more territory in the Southwest






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






23. 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






24. Established processes for amendment that required 3/4 approval of the states and 2/3 of each house of Congress






25. Acquired from Great Britain in 1846






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






27. Compact used to colonize New Hampshire






28. Immigrant group that had already moved to Hawaii






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






30. The final document that established United States government. It had to be ratified by at least nine states - process now is 2/3s of Congress and 38 out of 50 states






31. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






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






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






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






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






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






37. Amendment that abolished slavery throughout the United States






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






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






40. Called in 1787 to reform the Articles of Confederation






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






42. 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






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






44. System of land distribution in which there were very few wealthy land owners and many landless workers






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






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






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






48. Major issue that was disputed by population (Virginia Plan) vs. equal representation (the Connecticut Plan)






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






50. Towns that grew around the missions and presidios as settlers moved up from Mexico







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