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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. Central California native American tribes






3. 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






4. 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






5. Further tightened taxation and regulatory noose






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






7. Captured Monterey Bay and claimed thearea for the United States






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






9. Northern California Indian tribes






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






11. 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






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






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






14. The wind west of the Appalachians - An importance influence on climate: In the winter - cold air from the northwest produces freezing temperatures - In the summer - warm - moist southwesterly winds cause hot - humid weather






15. The lowest point in California






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. 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






18. 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






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






20. 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






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






22. 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






23. (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






24. Lincoln's vice president became president






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






26. Feature of California's constitution that gives individual citizens - citizen groups the power to placea proposed law on the ballot. Supporers must collect signatures equal to a small percengage of the electorate that votes in the most recent guberna






27. A major mountain range in California






28. The priimary entry point for the immigrants from Asia






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






30. Acquired from Great Britain in 1846






31. In the eastern region of the United States






32. Opened in 1914 and extends international links






33. The land between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada






34. People have certain natural rights including life - liberty - and the pursuit of happiness - Government is set by the consent of the governed - It is the right of the people to overthrow unjust governments

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35. Industry based in Southern California areas - focus on casual - warm weather clothing






36. 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






37. 1st 10 Amendments to the Constitution - Introduced by Madison - A series of limitations on the power of the U.S. federal government; added to protect the rights of individuals and safeguard the sovereignty of the states over their own affairs






38. Spanish conquerers of Central nand South America






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






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






41. Occurred right after 'shots heard round the world' happened (Lexington and Concord)






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






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






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






45. People who took land from the original Californios






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






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






48. 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






49. people from the eastern United States who came to California to saerch for gold. Were not so lucky about finding gold because the route to California was difficult and dangerous whether by land or by sea






50. 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







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