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CSET U.S And California History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Drains the interior of the United States






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






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






4. 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






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






6. Dutch East India Company explorer who found New York and the mouth of the Hudson River






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






8. The year and month that California approves its first constitution






9. Final battle of the Revolutionary war. British stronghold falls in 1781 and George Washington captures British general Lord cornwallis






10. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics






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






12. Conduct elections - ratify amendments to constitution - issue licenses - regulate intrastate (within state) to business - establish local governments - take measures for public health and safety - any other powers that the Constitution does not reser






13. Mexican leader who closes the missions down except for the churches






14. Immigrant group that had already moved to Hawaii






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






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






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






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






19. 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






20. 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






21. (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






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






23. Economic opportunity - freedom of religion and expresion - and adventure






24. Native American empire with stepped pyramids - utilized multiple calendars - and possessede extensive astronomical knowledge






25. War in which Spain relinquished its North American claims east of the Mississippi River






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






27. U.S. Act that helped reduce instances of religious descrimination






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






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






30. Spanish conquerers of Central nand South America






31. Central California native American tribes






32. English explorer who sailed up the California coast to the pacific Northwest






33. The lowest point in California






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






35. Spanish explorer who settled on a Carribbean island but found hismself in debt and wound up relocating on the east coast of what is now Panama - he spied the Pacific Ocean in 1513






36. People who took land from the original Californios






37. 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






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






39. 1607: Virginia Co. - Jamestown (Virginia)






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






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






43. Where the British were defeated and led to expansion of battle from Canada and New York






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






45. Caused from multiple Spanish invasions - economic wars between divided tribes






46. Northern California Indian tribes






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






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






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






50. The two major deserts in California