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CSET U.S And California History

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






3. Captured Monterey Bay and claimed thearea for the United States






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






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






6. 1607: Virginia Co. - Jamestown (Virginia)






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






8. Acquired from Great Britain in 1846






9. The Modoc tribe of Northern California tried to take their land by force - the tribe lost and was forced to a reservation in Oregon and their leader was hanged






10. 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






11. Led by Southern Carolina and the election of abolitionist ally Abraham Lincoln in 1880 - the slave states decided that they had the right to leave the Union if they wanted to in 1880






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






13. 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






14. 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






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






16. Amendment that abolished slavery throughout the United States






17. People who took land from the original Californios






18. 1860 mailing service that carried mail in ten days from Missouri to California - went out of business in 1861 when the first telegraph was completed






19. Reeds used by central California native Americans to build homes






20. 1500: Cabral - Brazil






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






22. A major mountain range in California






23. 1776 Written by Thomas Jefferson - Based on the ideas of English Enlightenment philosopher John Locke - In Locke's 'Second Treatise of Civil Government' (1690) - he set forth basic ideas embodied in the Declaration of Independence.






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






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






26. 1492: Columbus - West Indies and Bahamas -1513: Balboa - Panama -1519: Cortes - Mexico -1532: Pizarro - Peru






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






28. Restrucutred local control over property taxes and led to cutbacks in taxes and decrease in the tax base available to fund social services






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






30. 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






31. 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






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






33. 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution that ensured that individuals and states would not suffer from excessive and arbitrary federal power






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






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






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






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






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






39. Spanish conquerers of Central nand South America






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






41. Powers explicitly mentioned in Constitution were fedreal powers

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42. An act signed by President Lincoln to create a railroad that would go all the way across the continent - provided loans to the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad so that theycould build the transcontiental railroad






43. sawmill owner whose employee John Marshall discovered discover gold in the Sierra Nevada foothills






44. War fought between America and Britain and it was caused by violations of U.S. neutrality and impressment of U.S. sailors. Victory led to national pride - self - sufficiency - and foreign credibility






45. California governor election promises to break Southern Pacific's grip on the state - won and passed many progressive goals






46. In the eastern region of the United States - In the Northeast - they meat the ocean - forming a rough - rocky coast






47. A dam across the Tuolumne River that would flood Yosemite - protested by naturalist John Muir. Instead - an aqueduct was constructed to carry water from the reservoir to the city






48. 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






49. Monopoly also called 'an octopus'






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