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CSET Multiple Subjects: History And Social Science Vocab

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1. A religious group who had broken away from the Church of England - first relocating to Holland to escape persecution - then setting sail in the fall of 1620 to become the first settlers to arrive in Massachusetts






2. Coasts (trading - transportation - Presidio military protection); Mountains: Smaller Valleys: Vast Lands (huge cattle ranches large game in over 1/2 state); Many streams and Rivers (fish were abundent - fertile for crops)






3. Central figure in the ancient Inca religion






4. Gold over land assets as currency






5. 1837 Added potential slave territory to the United States






6. Attempt to change base metals into gold






7. 1781 - 1789






8. An informal system of the exchange of goods and services among individuals






9. Prior to Jim Crow Laws - prior to reconstruction






10. Hammurabi - The first written code of law






11. Irrigation projects in the barren southern plains - agricultural advances - much food - allowed civilization to develop






12. Social justice for blacks - National committment to equal opportunity






13. Capitol of the North






14. Little Napoleon - suffered several defeats - replaced - put back in command - and replaced again






15. The New Nation - Alexander Hamilton was part of this era






16. Powers assigned the National Government






17. Patriot victory at Battle of Saratoge (1777) prompted by France to sign a treaty with American leaders






18. Koran






19. No taxation without representation






20. Shipbuilding and Commerce






21. Ideals of social contract borrowed heavily from John Locke






22. Meant that the union controlled the entire Mississippi River






23. Responsible for writing most of the Declaration of Independence






24. Agean civilization developed a flourishing culture as a direct result of trade and commerce on the Aegean Sea






25. John F. Kennedy's Pledge was to resolve domestic and cold war problems - expand the Space Program and Civil Rights legislation






26. The south asked these two countries for help during the Civil War






27. A social economic - and political system in which power is decentralized - and a varying number of lords hold land on which they allow others to live and work in return for loyalty and service






28. Forbade import of rum - duty on molasses - wines - silks - coffee and number of luxury items






29. Cluster of three to five small villages around a centraly village. Lands were held in common. Each tribe servered as part of a political organization. the Leader played a fairly minor role exept during time of war or talk of peace.






30. 'We hold these truths to be self - evident; that all men and women are created equal.....'






31. State courts are required by the 6th and 14th amendments - right to speedy process - counsel






32. They opposed the democrats belief in states' rights and instead favored a strong national government.






33. Nickname for the influx of people that arrived in California - staring in 1849 - in search of gold






34. A plan created by President Lincoln before his assassination - and carried out by the successor - Andrew Johnson - stating that a state could be readmitted to the Union if ten percent of the former Confederates in the state who had voted in the 1860






35. After Mexico defeated the Spanish and gained control of California - the Mexican goverment....






36. Southern whites who allied with the radicals






37. Largest villages in CA - some 2000 people. Home of poles driven into the ground and arched in the center - with thatch of interwoven graases and ferns. Brilliant rock paintings - found in caves and on rocks in Southern CA - abstract and highly styliz






38. Primary economic activity in Arabia






39. Annual migration - in spring gathered budding plans and small game. Harvested dried pipening cactus fruites for winter storage. Moved to higher elevations in August - harvested acorns and pinon nuts before returning to winter villages.






40. ...his troops were trapped by Grant's Army






41. Driving force of explorations of Americas






42. 1781 - This defeat brought victory to the colonies






43. Practiced by European nations in an effort to assure properity by regulating and coordinting the production of goods - while protecting domestic economies from foreign competition.






44. Without evidence of disloyalty it demonstrated that constitutional safeguards could be rendered ineffective in wartime






45. King - Baron - Bishop - Lord - Peasant






46. Reaction of the British Government to the Boston Tea Party






47. Federal Government response to the Great Depression - overwhelming unemployment and need for public works. Many dams and large sclae projects - Central Valley Project - Shasta Dam (second largest dam in the US - after Hoover dam - also WPA project)






48. Leader of the movement towards Independence - very outspoken






49. Small rainfall - vegetation scarce - bands were migratory - shifting from place to place in search of water and food. Men hunted - women gathered seeds - nuts and fruits. Distinctive form of acgricutlre based on communal labor. Created ditches and da






50. Law of supply and demand







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