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CSET U.S And California History

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






2. A man - made lake caused by the flooding of a 70- mile long canal from the Colorado river to the Colorado desert






3. The rise of 'the common man' through the presidency of Andrew Jackson in 1820s






4. The two major deserts in California






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






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






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






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






9. In the U.S. constitution - it enforces laws






10. 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






11. Southeatern California native american tribes






12. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics






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






14. Visor general to New Spain urges kinig that they should settle California before the English or russians took over it - two expeditions went by sea and two expeditions went by land






15. The earliest form of the American Constitution that was adopted in 1781. Weak because government could not raise money from states and have no budget - could not regulate trade or conduct foreign policy without obtaining consent from states on each m






16. 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






17. A group of colonists that meti nPhiladelphia to plan steps for resistance to British authority






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






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






20. 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






21. Southern California native american tribes






22. 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






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






24. During the Reconstruction - a state could be readmitted if 10 percent of the former Confederates voted in the 1860 election vowed loyalty to the Union






25. The first declaration of self - government in the New World






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






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






28. 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






29. The year and month that California approves its first constitution






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






31. Drains the interior of the United States






32. Several preachers started to speak of Christian salvation as something under control of individual - challenged traditional perceptions of Christianity to focus of individual salvation






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






34. Restrucutred local control over property taxes and led to cutbacks in taxes and decrease in the tax base available to fund social services






35. 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






36. 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






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






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






39. 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






40. 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






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






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






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






44. Spanish conquerers of Central nand South America






45. Forced colonists to provide housing to British soldiers






46. The highest point in California






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

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






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






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