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CSET U.S And California History

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1. The Spanish attempt to colonize California by building Missionsand converting the Spanish






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






3. Economic opportunity - freedom of religion and expresion - and adventure






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






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






6. Spanish conquerers of Central nand South America






7. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics






8. 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






9. Extends along the coast from New Jersey to Texas and is generally low land






10. Central California native American tribes






11. 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






12. Southern California native american tribes






13. The priimary entry point for the immigrants from Asia






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






15. Launched the Revolutionary War - British general ordered destruction of citizens growing number of guns and ammunition - colonialists defended their supplies






16. People who took land from the original Californios






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






18. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






19. Native American empire that ruled from capital of Tenochtitlan in central Mexico. They had mulltiple calendars - system of writing and economy dependent on tribute. Also focused on worship of a sun god and human sacrifice






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






21. Southeatern California native american tribes






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






23. 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






24. Further tightened taxation and regulatory noose






25. Prohibited the immigration of Chinese - not repealed until World War II






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






27. 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






28. 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






29. Spanish forts that were built for missionaries and settlers to hide in when Indians revolted






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






31. Repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act






32. 1608: de Champlain - Canada (Quebec) -1682: La Salle - Louisiana






33. 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






34. 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






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






36. Discovered in 1853- mineres would use powerful hoses to shoot water at the hillsides to wash away the soil and findthe gold - damaged environment and killed fish






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






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






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






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

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






42. 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution that ensured that individuals and states would not suffer from excessive and arbitrary federal power






43. One of the first U.S. political parties. It was led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. They stood up for more for individual rights and 'strict construction.' They opposed industrialization and didn't think bank was a good idea. They later evolve






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






45. The two major deserts in California






46. An act in 1882 that barred immigration of Chiense laborers and gave immigration officals the ability to define what a laborer is - Chinese wives also forbidden to rejoin their husbands and Chiense were ineligible for citizenship






47. The lowest point in California






48. Established a Senate with equal representation and House of Representatives based on population






49. Act passed by British to prevent colonial town meetings






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