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CSET U.S And California History

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1. In the eastern region of the United States






2. English explorer who sailed up the California coast to the pacific Northwest






3. 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






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






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






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






7. 1500: Cabral - Brazil






8. Immigrant group that had already moved to Hawaii






9. MesoAmerican tribe that preceded the Aztecs but followed from the Mayans






10. 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






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






12. Further tightened taxation and regulatory noose






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






14. A dam across the Tuolumne River that would flood Yosemite - protested by naturalist John Muir. Instead - an aqueduct was constructed to carry water from the reservoir to the city






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






16. The land between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada






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






18. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






19. The first declaration of self - government in the New World






20. U.S. Act that helped reduce instances of religious descrimination






21. 1608: de Champlain - Canada (Quebec) -1682: La Salle - Louisiana






22. 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






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. War in which Spain relinquished its North American claims east of the Mississippi River






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






26. Southern states threatened to secede if this state was admitted as a free state






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






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






29. California governor election promises to break Southern Pacific's grip on the state - won and passed many progressive goals






30. State established in 1638 by a delegation to establish a Swedish colony






31. Powers explicitly mentioned in Constitution were fedreal powers

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32. 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






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






34. 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






35. 1492: Columbus - West Indies and Bahamas -1513: Balboa - Panama -1519: Cortes - Mexico -1532: Pizarro - Peru






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






42. State that was a colony established for Catholics so they could escape religious persecution






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






45. 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






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






47. 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






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






49. The idea that Americans are destined to spread across the hemisphere and especially spread the good news of democracy






50. Compact used to colonize New Hampshire