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CSET U.S And California History

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1. 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






2. Made in 1803 by President Thoomas Jefferson and led to the acquisition of the territory west of the existing United States






3. 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






4. Forced colonists to provide housing to British soldiers






5. 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






6. War foguht between Britain and American colonialists which led to America's independence. Americans enlist friendship of France to revolutionary cause - Spain and Netherlands soon follow






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






8. 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






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






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






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






12. The camps that Japanese peopel were rounded to in WWII






13. People have certain natural rights including life - liberty - and the pursuit of happiness - Government is set by the consent of the governed - It is the right of the people to overthrow unjust governments

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14. Compact used to colonize New Hampshire






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






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






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






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






19. The Modoc tribe of Northern California tried to take their land by force - the tribe lost and was forced to a reservation in Oregon and their leader was hanged






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






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






22. Further tightened taxation and regulatory noose






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






30. A new reform movement established in California favored workers rights and the people over big corporations






31. Addition of new territories would decide if they were going to be slave or non - slave owning states






32. The idea that southern staets should refuse to obey the laws tha t they did not agree with






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






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






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






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






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






38. Drains the interior of the United States






39. (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






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






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






42. French explorer who explored Canada to find the Northwest Passage - river routes that would take explorers through North America






43. A tradition of free public education was started in the villages of New England - Religious tolerance supplanted an early religious dogmatism first established by the Puritans in Massachusetts - A conscious choice was made to leave the idea of heredi






44. Another religious group that arrived to Massachusetts Bay in 1629. They had a covenant with God to build 'a city on a hill'






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. The land between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada