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






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






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






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






5. 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






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






7. Captured Los Angeles until it was rec - captured by Governor Pico and General Castro for Mexico






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






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






10. The central agricultural area of California






11. Acquired from Great Britain in 1846






12. Spanish conquistador's search of the Seven Cities of Cibola led to Spanish exploration of the Baja Peninsula






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






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






15. California industry that counts for 13 percent of gross domestic product and includes the state's theeme parks and urban centers - inlcuidng national wonders






16. 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






17. 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






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






19. 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






20. (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






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






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






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






24. 1st 10 Amendments to the Constitution - Introduced by Madison - A series of limitations on the power of the U.S. federal government; added to protect the rights of individuals and safeguard the sovereignty of the states over their own affairs






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






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






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






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






29. America's new settlers transplanted long - standing traditions of England's government - with the first important steps taken by the earliest colonies of Plymouth (Massachusetts) and Virginia. - All of England's colonies based their goverming systems






30. French explorer who mapped the coastline from cape Cod to Nova Scotia - explored Great Lakes and founded Montreal






31. The year that California becomes the 31st state in the Union thanks to a compromise over slavery






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






33. 1609: Hudson - New Netherlands (New York)






34. People who took land from the original Californios






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






36. 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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37. Lincoln's vice president became president






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






39. Monopoly also called 'an octopus'






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






41. The land between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada






42. Industry based in Southern California areas - focus on casual - warm weather clothing






43. 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






44. Established in 1764 - this asct combined new taxes on imports like sugar






45. Southeatern California native american tribes






46. 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






47. 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






48. The crest of the Rocky Mountains - Rivers that begin east of it flow toward the Atlantic Ocean - Western rivers flow toward the Pacific Ocean






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






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