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CSET U.S And California History

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






2. Construction began in 1863 and completed in 1869- done by mostly Chinese and Irish immigrants - met at Promontoary Point in utah






3. The wind west of the Appalachians - An importance influence on climate: In the winter - cold air from the northwest produces freezing temperatures - In the summer - warm - moist southwesterly winds cause hot - humid weather






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






5. Drains the interior of the United States






6. Acquittal of police officers in this man's case in 1992 led to a major riot that called for economic and political opportunity for minorities. federal guilty verdict reduces the racial tension






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






8. The priimary entry point for the immigrants from Asia






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






10. (Mnemonic: Fun farmers always grow vegetables - specifically beets.) - Fort Sumter - First Battle of Bull Run - Antietam - Gettysburg - Vicksburg - Sherman's March to the Sea - Battle of Appomattox Courthouse






11. Renamed the Southern Pacific Company and controlled all the railroads in California - president was Leland Stanford was a California governor and U.S. Senator






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






13. Established processes for amendment that required 3/4 approval of the states and 2/3 of each house of Congress






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






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






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






17. Act passed by British to prevent colonial town meetings






18. 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






19. 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






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






21. The first constitution to realizeno authrotiy than its own and governed the common wealth






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






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






24. Form the western mountain ranges - The western slope of the Sierra Nevada borders the Central Valley of California - The Coast Ranges form the western wall of the Central Valley






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






26. 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






27. 1492: Columbus - West Indies and Bahamas -1513: Balboa - Panama -1519: Cortes - Mexico -1532: Pizarro - Peru






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






29. Northern California Indian tribes






30. 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






31. The central agricultural area of California






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






33. 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






34. 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






35. 1609: Hudson - New Netherlands (New York)






36. Reeds used by central California native Americans to build homes






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






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






39. Monopoly also called 'an octopus'






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






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






42. A major food staple of California native American tribes






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






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






45. The highest point in California






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






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






48. 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






49. 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution that ensured that individuals and states would not suffer from excessive and arbitrary federal power






50. An Atlantic warm - water current that warms the East Coast in winter and is responsible for excellent fishing