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CSET U.S And California History

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






2. (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






3. 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






4. 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.






5. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics






6. Spanish conquistador's search of the Seven Cities of Cibola led to Spanish exploration of the Baja Peninsula






7. 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution that ensured that individuals and states would not suffer from excessive and arbitrary federal power






8. 1492: Columbus - West Indies and Bahamas -1513: Balboa - Panama -1519: Cortes - Mexico -1532: Pizarro - Peru






9. 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






10. Battle between United States and Mexico which followed the annexation of Texas. Led to the United States owning California in the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo






11. 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






12. The foothills at the base of the Appalachian mountains - In the eastern region of the United States






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






14. 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






15. Established so that Californios could get their land back - rancheros who had the time and money to prusue their claims got to keep their land






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






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






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






19. Spanish forts that were built for missionaries and settlers to hide in when Indians revolted






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






21. In the U.S. constitution - it interpets the laws






22. The year that California becomes the 31st state in the Union thanks to a compromise over slavery






23. Forced colonists to provide housing to British soldiers






24. America's new settlers transplanted long - standing traditions of England's government - with the first important steps taken by the earliest colonies of Plymouth (Massachusetts) and Virginia. - All of England's colonies based their goverming systems






25. The two major deserts in California






26. In the U.S. constitution - it enforces laws






27. Further tightened taxation and regulatory noose






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






29. The land between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada






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






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






33. 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






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






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






36. Northern California Indian tribes






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






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






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






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






41. Separation of Powers - Checks and Balances - Federal System - Powers of Congress - The Great Compromise - Bill of Rights - Amendments






42. Led to the chinese being blamed for the lack of jobs and they suffered violence and property damaged






43. 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






44. Explorers commissioned by Thomas Jefferson to explore the newly purchased Lousiiana territory






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






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






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






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






49. publicized the gold discovery and bought every shovel - pick axe and pan in the region and made much money






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







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