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CSET Multiple Subjects: History And Social Science Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Europes Renaissance - Age of Discovery - Copernican Revolution






2. Dissolved the government of all the Confederate States except Tennessee and divided the remaining Southern States into five districts






3. Reaction of the English Government to the colonial protest against the stamp act






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






5. Turning point in England's domination over North America (1756- 1763)






6. Success of the colony sparked a huge migration to the New World from England - signed an agreement among themselves they would have a government based on the church's teachings - came to America seeking freedom from religous persecution






7. First European explorer to reach Inida by sea






8. Oregon annexed to the United States






9. Coast Range - Central Valley - Sierra Nevada






10. Greatest Real Estate Purchase in U.S. history (1803)






11. Nile River






12. Mississipppi River






13. High value or hard work. Trout and fish gathered with nests in rivers and lakes. Rabbits hunted in groups. Larger game by individuals - trned over kill to village for general use. Sixth days set for rest - Big annual celebration autumnal pakapi or 'b






14. A 'sacred expedition' in which twenty - one Spanish Catholic missions were established - spaced to be a single days travel apart on El Camino Real (the Royal Road)

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15. Lack of resistance to European disease disseminated the populations






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






17. Founding of the Society of Jesus - revival of the inquisition - estblishment of the Index of Prohibited Book - Adherence to the Council of Trent






18. Capitalism






19. Both have executive - judicial and legislative branch






20. Texas annexed to the United States






21. 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.






22. A religious beleif in which - after physical death - a rebirth in another body occurs - a central tenet of Hinduism - among other religions






23. Vetoed numerous Radical Republican congressional acts

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24. Olmec - Mayan - Toltec - Aztec






25. Protect sovereignty of the states






26. Persian Gulf War






27. Like the English Parliment - the new state legislatures were...






28. Absolutism

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29. Senators to be directly elected by the people






30. One of most popular in CA - from Pacific Coast to Sierra nevada. Earth covered homes - in Sierra Nevada houses were three or four layers of bark. Homes near coast were interlocking poles of willow or driftwood. Bunchess of grass or reeds tied in rows






31. An informal meeting of party leaders who decide which candidates they will support






32. Common characteristic that linked missions - presidios - and pueblos






33. President Lincoln realized the war would be long and hard






34. Division of defined classes - merchant middle class






35. Federalist Party - Strong central government ruled by manufacturing interests (Hamilton). Favored rich and wealthy - Antifederalist Party - limited federal power based on farming interests (Jefferson) believed in worth of the individual

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36. Conflicting interest of small vs large states






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






38. Law of supply and demand






39. The idea that political authority belongs to the people






40. Solved the problem of isolation in California 1969






41. Ended Feb 2 - 1848 with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo






42. Maryland - Rhode Island - Pennsylvania






43. A division of government powers between a strong central government and the state governments






44. War fought between US and Great Britain over neutrality and impressment of US Sailors - US victory - resulted in National pride - self sufficiency - and foreign credibility






45. Economic philosophy espoused by Karl Marx that distributes wealth to the workers that produce it






46. Attracted the largest number of Chinese immigrants to US after gold rush






47. Fished on canoe shaped rafts - relied heavily on salmon and acorns. Haproons and dragnets to fish. Groves of lvalley oaks - great amounts of acorns for thick suop. San Joaquin Valley - wetlands - birds - duck - geese - elk - antelope.






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






49. Countries that competed for land






50. I provided for a strong central government and federal taxation