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CSET U.S And California History

Subjects : cset, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Native American group developed in Southwest and were were skilled builders






2. 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






3. 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






4. The number one resource that California is quickly running out of with its ever growing population






5. Made in 1803 by President Thoomas Jefferson and led to the acquisition of the territory west of the existing United States






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






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






8. Powers explicitly mentioned in Constitution were fedreal powers

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






10. In the U.S. Constitution - it is a system of checks and balances between the three branches of government






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






12. 1609: Hudson - New Netherlands (New York)






13. A Quaker who received land to estsablish Pennsylvania as the first Enlightenment - inspired government entity and abolished slavery






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






15. Tax that is placed on tea and led to the Boston Tea Party - colonialists dressed up as Indians and dumped tea from aboard British ships into Boston harbor






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






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






18. 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution that ensured that individuals and states would not suffer from excessive and arbitrary federal power






19. An effort to establish an indepndent California republic






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






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






22. A group of colonists that meti nPhiladelphia to plan steps for resistance to British authority






23. French explorer who mapped the coastline from cape Cod to Nova Scotia - explored Great Lakes and founded Montreal






24. Broad interpretation of the Constitution






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






26. 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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27. Spanish conquistador who captured the last Mayan city






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






29. Early U.S. poltiical party who supported the Federalists and were pretty wealthy. They later emerged in the 1850s as the republican party with the






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






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






32. The first civlization to develop in MesoAmerica and were the first to develop a calendar and agrciultural community in America






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






34. In the eastern region of the United States






35. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics






36. Book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe about a heroic slave - further spurred the need for slaves to be free

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






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






39. Lincoln's vice president became president






40. Completes the rest of the Spanish missions following Junipero Serra's death






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






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






43. The first declaration of self - government in the New World






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






45. 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






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






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






48. Decision that said that slaves count as three - fifths of the population






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






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