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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. The two major deserts in California






2. sawmill owner whose employee John Marshall discovered discover gold in the Sierra Nevada foothills






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






4. Immigrant group that had already moved to Hawaii






5. 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)






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






7. 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






8. More restrictive legislation towards Japanese and that they were inelgible for citizenship and could not own land






9. MesoAmerican empire who once reigned from equator to Chile and between the Andes Mountain. They practiced terracing and irrigating steep mountainsides. Were defeateed by smallpox epidemic






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






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






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






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






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






15. Acknowledged the tension between the economic and political status of minorities






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






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






18. A major mountain range in California






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






20. 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






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






22. Book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe about a heroic slave - further spurred the need for slaves to be free

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






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






25. Led to the chinese being blamed for the lack of jobs and they suffered violence and property damaged






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






27. A division of power that spells out the roles between the government and the states






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






29. In the U.S. Constitution - it is a system of checks and balances between the three branches of government






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






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






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






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






34. 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






35. The idea that Americans are destined to spread across the hemisphere and especially spread the good news of democracy






36. 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






37. 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.






38. The first settlers to arrive in Massachusetts. It was a religious group that fled Englandfor religious persecution in 1620






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






40. 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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41. Southern California native american tribes






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






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






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






45. Group who explored south of Alaska for fur trade - establish Fort Ross in San Francisco as a trading post






46. 1607: Virginia Co. - Jamestown (Virginia)






47. 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






48. War fought between America and Britain and it was caused by violations of U.S. neutrality and impressment of U.S. sailors. Victory led to national pride - self - sufficiency - and foreign credibility






49. 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






50. 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