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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. Established states of Nebraska and Kansas with popular sovereignty but motivated Northerneres to protest against slavery because it was pandering to the South






2. Immigrant group that joined Irish on the Gold Rush and railroad construction - opened businesses and were envied by others






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






4. 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






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






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






7. 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






8. 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






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






10. The highest point in California






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

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






13. Extends along the coast from New Jersey to Texas and is generally low land






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






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






16. A group of Republicans that were outraged that former Confederate officials were being elected back to Congress






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






18. Established in 1764 - this asct combined new taxes on imports like sugar






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






20. 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






21. State established in 1638 by a delegation to establish a Swedish colony






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






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






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






25. State established in 1636 by Roger Williams to acknowledge religious freedom and the separation of 'church and state'






26. 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






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






28. 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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29. Industry in California employs more thtan 500000 people mostly in Hollywood






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






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






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






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






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






35. Forced colonists to provide housing to British soldiers






36. 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






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






38. Year that California faces largest budget deficit






39. 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






40. Farm worker advocates who founded the United Farm Workers Union in 1962






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






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






43. Acquired from Great Britain in 1846






44. Movement established to say that no slaves would be on the new western territories






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






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






47. Monopoly also called 'an octopus'






48. 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






49. Codes that were created to restrict rights and freedoms of the slaves in the South - the concept of seperate but equal






50. 1st 10 Amendments to the Constitution - Introduced by Madison - A series of limitations on the power of the U.S. federal government; added to protect the rights of individuals and safeguard the sovereignty of the states over their own affairs