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CSET U.S And California History

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






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






3. More restrictive legislation towards Japanese and that they were inelgible for citizenship and could not own land






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






5. 1492: Columbus - West Indies and Bahamas -1513: Balboa - Panama -1519: Cortes - Mexico -1532: Pizarro - Peru






6. Established so that Californios could get their land back - rancheros who had the time and money to prusue their claims got to keep their land






7. Called in 1787 to reform the Articles of Confederation






8. 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






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






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






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






12. Powers explicitly mentioned in Constitution were fedreal powers

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13. Immigrant group started migrating in the 1840s due to famine in their community. potato blight had decimated the potato harvest. They moved westward to the California Gold Rush of 1849






14. 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






15. 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






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






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






18. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics






19. 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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. Further tightened taxation and regulatory noose






25. 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution that ensured that individuals and states would not suffer from excessive and arbitrary federal power






26. Southeatern California native american tribes






27. 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






28. Established immigration quotas by eastern and western hemispheres rather than by county. Immigrants were brought in based on skills - need for family reunification - or status as poltical or economic refugees. Led to floods of immigrants came from As






29. Northern California Indian tribes






30. 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






31. Book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe about a heroic slave - further spurred the need for slaves to be free

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32. Amendment that abolished slavery throughout the United States






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






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






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






36. The foothills at the base of the Appalachian mountains - In the eastern region of the United States






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






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






39. Battle between United States and Mexico which followed the annexation of Texas. Led to the United States owning California in the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo






40. 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






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






42. Acknowledged the tension between the economic and political status of minorities






43. In the U.S. Constitution - it is a system of checks and balances between the three branches of government






44. Completes the rest of the Spanish missions following Junipero Serra's death






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






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






47. An effort to establish an indepndent California republic






48. Group who explored south of Alaska for fur trade - establish Fort Ross in San Francisco as a trading post






49. 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






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







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