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CSET U.S And California History

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






2. 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






3. 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






4. Native American group who were skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






5. Spanish explorer who sailed to Pacific coast to find fabled Northwest Passage - wound up in San Francisco Bay and called the territory Alta California






6. Spanish conquistador who settled in Panama in 1520 - became governor of Peru and conquered the Inca empire based there






7. Drains the interior of the United States






8. 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






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






10. 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






11. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics






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






13. (Mnemonic: Very many nice men came running down North Street - not needing police guards.) 1. Virginia 2. Massachusetts 3. New Hampshire 4. Maryland 5. Connecticut 6. Rhode Island 7. Delaware 8. North Carolina 9. South Carolina 10. New Jersey 11. New






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






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






16. The first constitution to realizeno authrotiy than its own and governed the common wealth






17. Monopoly also called 'an octopus'






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






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






20. 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






21. During the Reconstruction - a state could be readmitted if 10 percent of the former Confederates voted in the 1860 election vowed loyalty to the Union






22. 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)






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






24. 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






25. Spanish explorer who settled on a Carribbean island but found hismself in debt and wound up relocating on the east coast of what is now Panama - he spied the Pacific Ocean in 1513






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






27. Industry in California employs more thtan 500000 people mostly in Hollywood






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






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






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






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






32. Economic opportunity - freedom of religion and expresion - and adventure






33. 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






34. In the U.S. constitution - it enforces laws






35. The land between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada






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






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






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






39. Battle between United States and Mexico which followed the annexation of Texas. Led to the United States owning California in the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo






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






41. 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






42. A tax placed on legal documents including newspapers - led to the establishment of the Stamp Act Congress - first assembly of colonialists against British regulation






43. The number one resource that California is quickly running out of with its ever growing population






44. Spanish conquerers of Central nand South America






45. Treaty with Japan in 1907 that allowed wives to join theier husbands in the U.S. if the Japanese deny exit visas to any men wishing to emigrate to the United States - led to the picture brides who married Japanese men who they had never met

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






47. Where the British were defeated and led to expansion of battle from Canada and New York






48. The highest point in California






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






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