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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. Launched the Revolutionary War - British general ordered destruction of citizens growing number of guns and ammunition - colonialists defended their supplies






2. Spanish conquistador who captured the last Mayan city






3. From Spain - Portugal - Britain - France and the Netherlands






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






5. Spanish conquerers of Central nand South America






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






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






8. 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






9. 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






10. Facilities that the Spanish used to turned to the Indians to establish agricultural fields and learned Christianity. natives also were exposed to disease that they don't have immunity to. Also - brought olive trees and orange trees and introduced whe






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






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






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






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






15. The idea that Americans are destined to spread across the hemisphere and especially spread the good news of democracy






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

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17. War that helped California get into a real estate boom fueled by the housing industry and reach 6 million people in population






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






19. Repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act






20. Major issue that was disputed by population (Virginia Plan) vs. equal representation (the Connecticut Plan)






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






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






23. 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






24. The idea that various immigrants cultural differences were minimized and assimilated together






25. A major food staple of California native American tribes






26. Print money - regulate interstae and international trade - make treaties - declare war and field armed forces - establish post office - make laws necessarsy to execute powers






27. 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






28. Lincoln's vice president became president






29. publicized the gold discovery and bought every shovel - pick axe and pan in the region and made much money






30. The earliest form of the American Constitution that was adopted in 1781. Weak because government could not raise money from states and have no budget - could not regulate trade or conduct foreign policy without obtaining consent from states on each m






31. The founder of the San Diego mission - the first of the 21 original Spanish Catholic missions in California - later established seven missions on the El Camino Real (The Royal Road)






32. Authored by Thomas Jefferson and focused on the declaration of 'life - liberty - and pursuit of happiness'






33. Material that led to California to be populated by 40000 miners from all over the United States






34. 1500: Cabral - Brazil






35. Jan. 1 - 1863- the proclamation frees the slaves






36. The wind west of the Appalachians - An importance influence on climate: In the winter - cold air from the northwest produces freezing temperatures - In the summer - warm - moist southwesterly winds cause hot - humid weather






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






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






39. 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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






45. Year that California faces largest budget deficit






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






47. 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






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






49. Strong believers in the human capacity to do the right thing and did not need a strong central government






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