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CSET U.S And California History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Renamed the Southern Pacific Company and controlled all the railroads in California - president was Leland Stanford was a California governor and U.S. Senator






2. Established states of Nebraska and Kansas with popular sovereignty but motivated Northerneres to protest against slavery because it was pandering to the South






3. In the eastern region of the United States - In the Northeast - they meat the ocean - forming a rough - rocky coast






4. In the U.S. constitution - it interpets the laws






5. Gave southerneers a stronger fugitive slave law and popular sovereignty (territories would have the right to decide for themselves whether or not they wanted to adopt slavery on their borders) over newly conquered Mexico areas in exchange for Califor






6. Group of immigrants that first came to live in America. They either came from the northern route from Asia through a land bridge crossing the Bering Strait or through South american shores on boats






7. 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






8. Monopoly also called 'an octopus'






9. A major mountain range in California






10. (Mnemonic: Very many nice men came running down North Street - not needing police guards.) 1. Virginia 2. Massachusetts 3. New Hampshire 4. Maryland 5. Connecticut 6. Rhode Island 7. Delaware 8. North Carolina 9. South Carolina 10. New Jersey 11. New






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






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






13. (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






14. 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






15. 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution that ensured that individuals and states would not suffer from excessive and arbitrary federal power






16. People have certain natural rights including life - liberty - and the pursuit of happiness - Government is set by the consent of the governed - It is the right of the people to overthrow unjust governments

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17. Immigrant group that crossed California's border. The border remains easily crossed even though there is a frequent loss of life






18. Powers explicitly mentioned in Constitution were fedreal powers

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19. War between Mexico and Spain that led to Mexico's independence and ownership of California in 1810






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






21. Immigrant group that had already moved to Hawaii






22. Provided more funding and gave the railroads ten square miles of land to the tracks for every mile of track laid






23. Developed in 880 AD in the Mississippi and built large religious mound structures






24. Southeatern California native american tribes






25. 1608: de Champlain - Canada (Quebec) -1682: La Salle - Louisiana






26. 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






27. Addition of new territories would decide if they were going to be slave or non - slave owning states






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






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

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30. 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






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






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






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






34. 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






35. Act passed by British to prevent colonial town meetings






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






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






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






39. Raised theflag near Monterey and then retreated from the area - started the Mexican Americna War






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






41. System of land distribution in which there were very few wealthy land owners and many landless workers






42. Ended the Mexican American War and brought California - Arizona - New Mesxico - Nevada - Utah - Colorado and Wyoming into the mix






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






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






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






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






47. Acquired from Great Britain in 1846






48. The two major deserts in California






49. The final document that established United States government. It had to be ratified by at least nine states - process now is 2/3s of Congress and 38 out of 50 states






50. 1776 Written by Thomas Jefferson - Based on the ideas of English Enlightenment philosopher John Locke - In Locke's 'Second Treatise of Civil Government' (1690) - he set forth basic ideas embodied in the Declaration of Independence.