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CSET U.S And California History

Subjects : cset, history
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The two major deserts in California






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






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






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






5. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






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






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






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






9. Central California native American tribes






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






11. 1492: Columbus - West Indies and Bahamas -1513: Balboa - Panama -1519: Cortes - Mexico -1532: Pizarro - Peru






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






13. The idea that various immigrants cultural differences were minimized and assimilated together






14. Native American group developed in Southwest and were were skilled builders






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






16. (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






17. 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






18. Drains the interior of the United States






19. War that helped California get into a real estate boom fueled by the housing industry and reach 6 million people in population






20. 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






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






22. 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






23. 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






24. Southeatern California native american tribes






25. 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






26. (Mnemonic: Fat babies love to piss - **** - yell.) Fort Ticonderoga - Bunker Hill - Long Island - Trenton - Princeton - Saratoga - Yorktown






27. Lincoln's vice president became president






28. 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






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






30. Spanish conquistador who captured the last Mayan city






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






32. Movement established to say that no slaves would be on the new western territories






33. In the U.S. constitution - it enforces laws






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






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






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






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






38. 1500: Cabral - Brazil






39. The lowest point in California






40. French explorer who explored Canada to find the Northwest Passage - river routes that would take explorers through North America






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






42. An era fueled by availabliity of a cheap labor pool in the form of recent immigrants. Newly built factories attracted even more immigrants to the states






43. State founded in 1733 as a buffer against Spain to Florida. It was the last of the 13 colonies established






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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