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CSET U.S And California History

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






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






3. War between the French and British that ended with the defeat of French and Indian allies. It ordered French to be completely removed from North America and Spain relinquished parts of Florida in exchange for New Orleans and lands west of Mississippi






4. People who took land from the original Californios






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






6. Acquired from Great Britain in 1846






7. The land between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada






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






9. Northern California Indian tribes






10. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics






11. An effort to establish an indepndent California republic






12. A mechanism of California's constitutuion to end an elected official's tenure in office before itw as scheduled for completition. It is initiated by a citizen and requires the signatures of a percentage of the number voting in the last gubernatorial






13. 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






14. 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






15. A man - made lake caused by the flooding of a 70- mile long canal from the Colorado river to the Colorado desert






16. (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






17. 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






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






19. sawmill owner whose employee John Marshall discovered discover gold in the Sierra Nevada foothills






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






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






22. The Modoc tribe of Northern California tried to take their land by force - the tribe lost and was forced to a reservation in Oregon and their leader was hanged






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






31. 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






32. 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






33. 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






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. Spanish conquistador who captured the last Mayan city






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






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






38. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






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






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






41. Written by John Jay - Alexander Hamilton and James Madison about the need of a strong federal government






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






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






44. 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






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






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






47. Provided more funding and gave the railroads ten square miles of land to the tracks for every mile of track laid






48. Established immigration quotas by eastern and western hemispheres rather than by county. Immigrants were brought in based on skills - need for family reunification - or status as poltical or economic refugees. Led to floods of immigrants came from As






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






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