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CSET U.S And California History

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






2. English explorer who sailed up the California coast to the pacific Northwest






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






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






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






6. 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






7. Industry started in California during WWII and based in the Los Angeles - including Long Beach






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






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






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






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






12. Developed in 880 AD in the Mississippi and built large religious mound structures






13. Native American empire with stepped pyramids - utilized multiple calendars - and possessede extensive astronomical knowledge






14. 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






15. 1608: de Champlain - Canada (Quebec) -1682: La Salle - Louisiana






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






17. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics






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






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






21. 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






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






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






24. Established a Senate with equal representation and House of Representatives based on population






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






26. The central agricultural area of California






27. Drains the interior of the United States






28. Ended the Mexican American War and brought California - Arizona - New Mesxico - Nevada - Utah - Colorado and Wyoming into the mix






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. 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






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






39. The Spanish attempt to colonize California by building Missionsand converting the Spanish






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






41. Towns that grew around the missions and presidios as settlers moved up from Mexico






42. Act passed by British to prevent colonial town meetings






43. State that was a colony established for Catholics so they could escape religious persecution






44. 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






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






46. 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






47. 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution that ensured that individuals and states would not suffer from excessive and arbitrary federal power






48. 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.






49. 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






50. 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







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