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CSET U.S And California History

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. Spanish conquistador who captured the last Mayan city






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






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






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






6. War between Mexico and Spain that led to Mexico's independence and ownership of California in 1810






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






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






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






10. An Atlantic warm - water current that warms the East Coast in winter and is responsible for excellent fishing






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






12. The foothills at the base of the Appalachian mountains - In the eastern region of the United States






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






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






15. Act passed by British to prevent colonial town meetings






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






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






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






19. A new group of immigrants that swelled in the midwestern and eastern cities. They lived in sseperate neighborhoods known as ghettos






20. Central California native American tribes






21. 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






22. People who took land from the original Californios






23. 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






24. 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






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






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






27. Conduct elections - ratify amendments to constitution - issue licenses - regulate intrastate (within state) to business - establish local governments - take measures for public health and safety - any other powers that the Constitution does not reser






28. The first declaration of self - government in the New World






29. Broad interpretation of the Constitution






30. Mexican leader who closes the missions down except for the churches






31. A major food staple of California native American tribes






32. Renamed the Southern Pacific Company and controlled all the railroads in California - president was Leland Stanford was a California governor and U.S. Senator






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






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






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






36. Southeatern California native american tribes






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






38. 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution that ensured that individuals and states would not suffer from excessive and arbitrary federal power






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






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






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






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






43. The priimary entry point for the immigrants from Asia






44. 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






45. Drains the interior of the United States






46. Monopoly also called 'an octopus'






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






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






49. An effort to establish an indepndent California republic






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