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CSET U.S And California History

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1. 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






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






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






4. System of land distribution in which there were very few wealthy land owners and many landless workers






5. 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






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






7. Lincoln's vice president became president






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






9. 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






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






11. 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






12. Raised theflag near Monterey and then retreated from the area - started the Mexican Americna War






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






14. Feature of California's constitutuion that alllows a statute or amendment that has passed the stae legislature which has then placed the proposed law on the ballot for approval by the electorate






15. Broad interpretation of the Constitution






16. State founded in 1733 as a buffer against Spain to Florida. It was the last of the 13 colonies established






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. (Mnemonic: Fun farmers always grow vegetables - specifically beets.) - Fort Sumter - First Battle of Bull Run - Antietam - Gettysburg - Vicksburg - Sherman's March to the Sea - Battle of Appomattox Courthouse






24. 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






25. Decision that said that slaves count as three - fifths of the population






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






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






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






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






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

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






32. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics






33. The central agricultural area of California






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






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






36. Ultiimately defeated General Pico and re - captured Los Angeles in 1847 - ending the Mexican American war






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






38. Year that California faces largest budget deficit






39. 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






40. Immigrant group that had already moved to Hawaii






41. 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






42. 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






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






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






45. Union created blockade of Southern ports and Confederate cotton rotted on the docks






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






47. Repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act






48. 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution that ensured that individuals and states would not suffer from excessive and arbitrary federal power






49. The major Union battle victory in 1863 that led to The Gettysberg Address - Lincoln's declaration that the Union will not be divided






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