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CSET U.S And California History

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1. 1607: Virginia Co. - Jamestown (Virginia)






2. Lincoln's vice president became president






3. 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






4. 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






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






6. Powers explicitly mentioned in Constitution were fedreal powers

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






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






9. War between the French and British that ended with the defeat of French and Indian allies. It ordered French to be completely removed from North America and Spain relinquished parts of Florida in exchange for New Orleans and lands west of Mississippi






10. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






11. 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






12. An effort to establish an indepndent California republic






13. 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






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






15. The first battle of the Civil War. Seccessionists fire on the remaining Union sronghold in the South.






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






17. Central California native American tribes






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






19. Feature of California's constitution that gives individual citizens - citizen groups the power to placea proposed law on the ballot. Supporers must collect signatures equal to a small percengage of the electorate that votes in the most recent guberna






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






21. 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






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






23. 1860 mailing service that carried mail in ten days from Missouri to California - went out of business in 1861 when the first telegraph was completed






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






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






26. The Modoc tribe of Northern California tried to take their land by force - the tribe lost and was forced to a reservation in Oregon and their leader was hanged






27. War fought between U.S. and Mexico to gain more territory in the Southwest






28. Broad interpretation of the Constitution






29. 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






30. 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






31. Towns that grew around the missions and presidios as settlers moved up from Mexico






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






33. The lowest point in California






34. 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






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






36. Strong believers in the human capacity to do the right thing and did not need a strong central government






37. 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






38. The central agricultural area of California






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






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






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






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






43. Led to the chinese being blamed for the lack of jobs and they suffered violence and property damaged






44. 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






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






46. Caused from multiple Spanish invasions - economic wars between divided tribes






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






48. Explorers commissioned by Thomas Jefferson to explore the newly purchased Lousiiana territory






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






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