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






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






3. Written by John Jay - Alexander Hamilton and James Madison about the need of a strong federal government






4. 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






5. 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






6. 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






7. 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






8. An era fueled by availabliity of a cheap labor pool in the form of recent immigrants. Newly built factories attracted even more immigrants to the states






9. Powers explicitly mentioned in Constitution were fedreal powers

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






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






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






13. 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






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 Prohibited the immigration of Chinese - not repealed until World War II






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






16. Broad interpretation of the Constitution






17. The two major deserts in California






18. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics






19. Issued by King of england to forbid colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains - led the british to raise taxes so they could support hundreds of troops to be stationed in the colonies - along with a raise of taxes






20. Group of immigrants that first came to live in America. They either came from the northern route from Asia through a land bridge crossing the Bering Strait or through South american shores on boats






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






22. 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution that ensured that individuals and states would not suffer from excessive and arbitrary federal power






23. Twice the population - strong navy - banking system and factories - Union industries were producing ammunition and goods - driven black soldiers fighting for the freedom of their families






24. The first battle of the Civil War. Seccessionists fire on the remaining Union sronghold in the South.






25. Acquired from Great Britain in 1846






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






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






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






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






30. Caused from multiple Spanish invasions - economic wars between divided tribes






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






32. 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






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






34. Forced colonists to provide housing to British soldiers






35. Immigrant group that crossed California's border. The border remains easily crossed even though there is a frequent loss of life






36. MesoAmerican tribe that preceded the Aztecs but followed from the Mayans






37. A Quaker who received land to estsablish Pennsylvania as the first Enlightenment - inspired government entity and abolished slavery






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






39. A major food staple of California native American tribes






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






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






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






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






44. 1609: Hudson - New Netherlands (New York)






45. Biggest immigrant group from 1850 to 1900. They successfully developed farms in the Midwest and skilled trades in larger cities.






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






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






49. Repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act






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