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






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






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






4. Powers explicitly mentioned in Constitution were fedreal powers

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5. Acknowledged the tension between the economic and political status of minorities






6. 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






7. Spanish explorer who sailed to Pacific coast to find fabled Northwest Passage - wound up in San Francisco Bay and called the territory Alta California






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






9. 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






10. Northern California Indian tribes






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






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






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






14. Etsablished and was nativist - anti - Chinese - and anti - big business

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15. Ultiimately defeated General Pico and re - captured Los Angeles in 1847 - ending the Mexican American war






16. 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






17. Spanish conquistador who settled in Panama in 1520 - became governor of Peru and conquered the Inca empire based there






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






19. 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






20. The first English settlement in the New World in 1607






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






22. The immigration group that helped build the railroads later settled in San Francisco. They took low wage jobs and later became small business entrepreneurs






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






24. Southern California native american tribes






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






26. Established a Senate with equal representation and House of Representatives based on population






27. Twice the population - strong navy - banking system and factories - Union industries were producing ammunition and goods - driven black soldiers fighting for the freedom of their families






28. 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






29. The two major deserts in California






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






31. One of the first American political parties. It was led by Alexander Hamilton - John Adams and John Jay. They beleived in strong central government and loose construction. They wanted to create a national bank and use government funds to support indu






32. Spanish explorer who explored coastal areas of San diego - Santa Barbara and Monterrey






33. 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






34. Monopoly also called 'an octopus'






35. The major Union battle victory in 1863 that led to The Gettysberg Address - Lincoln's declaration that the Union will not be divided






36. Several preachers started to speak of Christian salvation as something under control of individual - challenged traditional perceptions of Christianity to focus of individual salvation






37. 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution that ensured that individuals and states would not suffer from excessive and arbitrary federal power






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






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






40. A division of power that spells out the roles between the government and the states






41. 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






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






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






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






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






46. French explorer who explored Canada to find the Northwest Passage - river routes that would take explorers through North America






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






48. 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






49. Republican Rutherford Hayes and Democrat Samuel Tilden run for President. Hayes promises to end the Reconstruction and allows Southern staets to establish the black codes. Caused the end of the Reconstruction in 1877






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