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CSET U.S And California History

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1. Native American empire with stepped pyramids - utilized multiple calendars - and possessede extensive astronomical knowledge






2. 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






3. Northern California Indian tribes






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






5. 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






6. 1608: de Champlain - Canada (Quebec) -1682: La Salle - Louisiana






7. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






8. 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution that ensured that individuals and states would not suffer from excessive and arbitrary federal power






9. Southern California native american tribes






10. Amendment that abolished slavery throughout the United States






11. Final battle of the Revolutionary war. British stronghold falls in 1781 and George Washington captures British general Lord cornwallis






12. A tradition of free public education was started in the villages of New England - Religious tolerance supplanted an early religious dogmatism first established by the Puritans in Massachusetts - A conscious choice was made to leave the idea of heredi






13. (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






14. In the U.S. constitution - it makes the laws






15. 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






16. 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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






22. 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






23. A tax placed on legal documents including newspapers - led to the establishment of the Stamp Act Congress - first assembly of colonialists against British regulation






24. 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






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






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






27. Twice the population - strong navy - banking system and factories - Union industries were producing ammunition and goods - driven black soldiers fighting for the freedom of their families






28. 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






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






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






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






32. Central California native American tribes






33. 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.






34. Another religious group that arrived to Massachusetts Bay in 1629. They had a covenant with God to build 'a city on a hill'






35. People who took land from the original Californios






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






37. Republican Rutherford Hayes and Democrat Samuel Tilden run for President. Hayes promises to end the Reconstruction and allows Southern staets to establish the black codes. Caused the end of the Reconstruction in 1877






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






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






40. The two major deserts in California






41. Treaty with Japan in 1907 that allowed wives to join theier husbands in the U.S. if the Japanese deny exit visas to any men wishing to emigrate to the United States - led to the picture brides who married Japanese men who they had never met

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






43. 1492: Columbus - West Indies and Bahamas -1513: Balboa - Panama -1519: Cortes - Mexico -1532: Pizarro - Peru






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






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






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






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






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






49. Established in 1764 - this asct combined new taxes on imports like sugar






50. Conduct elections - ratify amendments to constitution - issue licenses - regulate intrastate (within state) to business - establish local governments - take measures for public health and safety - any other powers that the Constitution does not reser