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CSET Multiple Subjects: History And Social Science Vocab

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1. Federal troops were withdrawn from the South - ending Reconstruction






2. Approved racial segregation - seperate but equal






3. Substantial increase in Asian population






4. Civil Rights Bills Passed 14th & 15th Amendment






5. Settled by gentleman adventurers - landless and poor men who wanted to improve finances - in the original settlement - no women - first slaves were brought here from Africa - tobacco was first cultivated as a moneymaking crop by this settlement - fir






6. Isolating the South






7. CA had greatest concentration of Indians in N. America






8. Consdiered to be the basis for the justice system in use throughout much of the Western world - including the United States






9. Washington D.C. shares this complaint






10. Most closely associated with the development of a theocracy in America






11. Japan feudalism had as its basis






12. Initial control of Southwest of N. America and Florida






13. Southern whites who allied with the radicals






14. Growing proportion of Latinos in CA population






15. A series of Islands






16. Golden Poppy






17. First declaration of self - government in the new world






18. 1325 AD - 1521 AD






19. Federal system which divided fedeal and state power - seperation of powers - and checks and balances to limit power of central government - legislative - executive and judicial branch created to divide power - bill of rights added to protect the peop






20. Feather art in the form of a war bonnet






21. Aztecs are from this period in Mesoamerican History






22. Colonial Armies were underequipped - widespread opposition to fixed military terms






23. Led an armed uprising of 1 -200 farmers






24. The admission of Maine as a free state preserved the slave state/free state balance in the senate






25. Residents of the rancho system in California just before the Mexican - American War - mainly comprised of Mexican citizen who idetified more as Californios than Mesicans






26. The law the Bostonians protested when soldiers fired on the mobs in the Boston Massacre






27. Invention that launched the industrial age






28. Congressional (Radical) plan emphasized the use of military force in treating the South like a conquered territory (congress won over presidential plan)






29. Contributed to the growth of slavery






30. Explored area that was to become the southwest of US (1540)






31. Stopped merchant ships and demanded tolls without authorization (12th & 13th centuries); businessman amasssing huge fortunes through unfair business practice (19th century)






32. Federalist - Democratic - Whig - Republican






33. Mining - cattle - and grain. Farmers and ranchers settled the Great Plains






34. A polytheistic society located in Central America that made great advances in science and mathematics - but collapsed due to unknown causes






35. Manpower - firepower - economic resources






36. Adding amendments to the CA constitution to protect workers rights - passage of initiative - referendum - and recall - establishing a railroad commision






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






38. Industry major turning point in California






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






40. 1940 - 1950






41. WPA Central Valley Project irrigated large portions of the central valley at expense of wetlands to the north - US government response to which event






42. 1) Energy Crisis 2) Israel and Egypt signed historic peace treaty - but key problems were left unsolved. 3) Need for alternate sources of energy 4) Detente with Russia suffered serious setbacks 5) Inflation

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43. Declared National Labor Relations (Wagner Act) was constitutional. Greatly increased congress power under Commerce Clause.






44. The colonist gained a sense of independence because they challenged church beliefs - they felt unified because of a common religion - ties between church and state weakened - a greater sense of equality because preachers stressed equality of all






45. They replaced the Japanese as low- paid agricultural workers






46. Tigris and Euphrates Rivers






47. Tobacco - cotton and slavery






48. National Government did not have the power to regulate foreign trade - had no court system - no independent taxing power - could not enforce national laws






49. Ideals of social contract borrowed heavily from John Locke






50. Restrict growth of corporations






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