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CSET U.S And California History

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1. Captured Monterey Bay and claimed thearea for the United States






2. Native American group who were skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






3. Immigrant group that had already moved to Hawaii






4. 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






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






6. Authored by Thomas Jefferson and focused on the declaration of 'life - liberty - and pursuit of happiness'






7. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






8. Early U.S. poltiical party who supported the Federalists and were pretty wealthy. They later emerged in the 1850s as the republican party with the






9. The number one resource that California is quickly running out of with its ever growing population






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






11. Migrants who came to California during the Dust Bowl and followed crops from farm to farm






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






13. 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






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






15. 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






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






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






18. Spanish conquistador who settled in Panama in 1520 - became governor of Peru and conquered the Inca empire based there






19. 1609: Hudson - New Netherlands (New York)






20. The year that California becomes the 31st state in the Union thanks to a compromise over slavery






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






22. French explorer who mapped the coastline from cape Cod to Nova Scotia - explored Great Lakes and founded Montreal






23. Repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act






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






25. California industry that counts for 13 percent of gross domestic product and includes the state's theeme parks and urban centers - inlcuidng national wonders






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






27. 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






28. 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






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






30. Issued by King of england to forbid colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains - led the british to raise taxes so they could support hundreds of troops to be stationed in the colonies - along with a raise of taxes






31. 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






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






33. 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution that ensured that individuals and states would not suffer from excessive and arbitrary federal power






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






35. 1607: Virginia Co. - Jamestown (Virginia)






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






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






38. 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






39. 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






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






41. People who took land from the original Californios






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






43. sawmill owner whose employee John Marshall discovered discover gold in the Sierra Nevada foothills






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






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






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






47. A Quaker who received land to estsablish Pennsylvania as the first Enlightenment - inspired government entity and abolished slavery






48. 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






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. The first civlization to develop in MesoAmerica and were the first to develop a calendar and agrciultural community in America