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CSET Multiple Subjects: History And Social Science Vocab

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1. Southern whites who allied with the radicals






2. 1911 new California State Legislation inspired by the national progressive movement






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






4. Villages on lagoons or mouth streams and lower Klamath River. Accumulated wealth - sets of dance regalia and ceremonial gatherings. Distinctive clothing - abundant natural resources - permanent villages. Harvested fish - deer - elk - acorns. Used woo






5. Presidential plan emphasized tolerance for the defeated South (congress won with radical plan)






6. Enlightenment concepts such as natural law and self - determination - dissolving allegiances to the British crown - clear listing of the colonies - reasons for rebellion






7. Industry major turning point in California






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






9. Tobacco - cotton and slavery






10. Shipbuilding and Commerce






11. The concept of religious freedom






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






13. 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






14. Greatest contribution from ancient Greece to Western Civilization






15. Created an oil embargo






16. The Tianament Square pro - democracy movement in China occurred in






17. Required colonies to provide quarters and supplies for Royal troops






18. Yellow river






19. An initial rule in the constituion stating that in state population counts - each slave would count for three - fifths of one person






20. Influence of ancient Rome on later development of European civilization






21. A term used to describe the Central Pacifics Railroad's monopoly for having an arm in practically every sector of California's commerce






22. 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






23. Led by a headman or timiwal. Appointed by council and served for life. Primary counselor - arbritator. Diet of acorns - six differenct species of oaks and pinon nuts. Gathereed from eastern slopes of Sierra Nevada. Small seeds and berries were gather






24. The 1820 legislation that tried to resolve the conflicts reaised by the addition of new territories as either slave or non - slave owning areas






25. General who led the Union Army to victory in the Civil War






26. Church became the preserver of civilization in both political and religious life






27. Animal that became synonymous with the fur trade in the first half of the 19th century






28. A nickname for the Southern part of San Francisco Bay Area in the northern California - originally referring to the concentration of silicon chip innovators and manufacturers - but eventually referring to the concentration of all types of high - tech






29. Impeached for opposing Radical Reconstruction






30. A social science deaing with the production - distribution - and consumption of goods and services






31. Isolating the South






32. A revival of learning based on classical sources - development of highly realistic linear perspective in art - discarding of the Aristolean 'final cause' in favor of scientific method






33. Shared by geographically seperated native California people in pre - columbian times






34. The Cold War officially ended at the Bush - Gorbachev Summits in






35. A mechanism fo rending an elected official's tenure before its scheduled completion






36. Maryland - Rhode Island - Pennsylvania






37. To link the demands of women to the greivance of the Revolutionary generation






38. Gold over land assets as currency






39. Belief in reincarnation - belief that through meditation one can frind freedom from suffering and enter Nirvana - respect for all living creatures






40. Desolate areas - scare food - hunting small game and seeds and roots. Thinly settled - tribues include Achumawi and Atsugewi.






41. British colony founded by puritans seeking to create a new - pure church in the americas






42. Strength of foreign policy during the early national period






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






44. Central figure in the ancient Inca religion






45. Known for first explorers (1000 BC) - traders - colonizers - first alphabet - dominated Mediteranean commerce - exported glass and purple dye






46. Criminal supsects must be informed of their miranda rights






47. A philosophy - along with election rules - that was designed to deny blacks the right to vote after reconstruction ended






48. Created Great Wall of China - use of currency - weight and measure standardized - tomb of terra - cotta army






49. The idea that political authority belongs to the people






50. A system of government consisting of self - regluating regions (states) united by a central (federal) government