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CSET U.S And California History

Subjects : cset, history
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






5. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics






6. The first battle of the Civil War. Seccessionists fire on the remaining Union sronghold in the South.






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






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






9. Lincoln's vice president became president






10. 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






11. Repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act






12. A tax placed on legal documents including newspapers - led to the establishment of the Stamp Act Congress - first assembly of colonialists against British regulation






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






14. (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






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






16. 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






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






18. 1609: Hudson - New Netherlands (New York)






19. 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






20. Period in 1930s when a severe drought hit hte midwest and forced 350000 people to leave theier farms and lsot jobsand come to California






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






22. Prohibited the immigration of Chinese - not repealed until World War II






23. During the Reconstruction - a state could be readmitted if 10 percent of the former Confederates voted in the 1860 election vowed loyalty to the Union






24. People who took land from the original Californios






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






26. System of land distribution in which there were very few wealthy land owners and many landless workers






27. 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






28. Year that California faces largest budget deficit






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






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






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






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






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






34. Native American empire that ruled from capital of Tenochtitlan in central Mexico. They had mulltiple calendars - system of writing and economy dependent on tribute. Also focused on worship of a sun god and human sacrifice






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






36. The crest of the Rocky Mountains - Rivers that begin east of it flow toward the Atlantic Ocean - Western rivers flow toward the Pacific Ocean






37. The idea that southern staets should refuse to obey the laws tha t they did not agree with






38. Acquittal of police officers in this man's case in 1992 led to a major riot that called for economic and political opportunity for minorities. federal guilty verdict reduces the racial tension






39. 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






40. 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






41. people from the eastern United States who came to California to saerch for gold. Were not so lucky about finding gold because the route to California was difficult and dangerous whether by land or by sea






42. MesoAmerican tribe that preceded the Aztecs but followed from the Mayans






43. During Great Depression - the Shasta Dam was built to bring water from the north to meet the farming needs of the South - the CVP was never completed - drained marshalnds and enviromnmental activists were successful at preventing the damming of the A






44. 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






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






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






47. Called in 1787 to reform the Articles of Confederation






48. Act passed by British to prevent colonial town meetings






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






50. Group who explored south of Alaska for fur trade - establish Fort Ross in San Francisco as a trading post