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CSET Multiple Subjects: History And Social Science Vocab

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1. 1848 - Was criticized as a proslavery - expansionist war






2. An economic system regulated by the state that encourages the accumulation of weath and property by individuals






3. In 1829 inaugural address - he set a policy to relocate Eastern Indians






4. Guaranteed black americans the righ to vote






5. Native white southerners who had opposed secession and who had cooperated with the Republicans during reconstruction






6. Written into the Constitution - this concept is one of the cornerstones of our republic - encompassing three branches of governement and a system for them to act as watchdogs for the others






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






8. River Valleys where there was an abudance of fertile soil and fresh water






9. Stamp - Declatory - Townshend - Boston Massacre






10. The GDP dropped. Unemployment increased. The 'Big Three' automakers posted record losses. Bankruptcies increased. The Fed lowered interest rates in an attempt to stimulate the economy






11. The practice of state regulation and control of an economy






12. A decision made by the Constitutional Congress splitting Congress into two houses - one based on population (House of Rep) and the other based on equal representations (Senate)






13. Greatest contribution from ancient Greece to Western Civilization






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






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






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






17. AD 1200 - 1533






18. The French threatened not only the British Empire - but the American colonists for holding the Mississippi Valley - Franch could...






19. The Savings and Loan bankruptcies resulted in massive federal intervention to cover






20. A French word meaning - rebirth - the name given to the flowering of European culture at the end of the medieval period






21. Sherman Anti - Trust Act (1890) - Clayton Anti - Trust Act (1914). The National Labor Relations Act (1935) - collective bargaining rights for employees.






22. Senators to be directly elected by the people






23. A series of articles written in 1787 by Alexander Hamilton - James Madison - and John Jay to gain popular support for the then - proposed Constitution






24. 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






25. 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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26. George Mason in objections to the constituion represented which group






27. 16th Century - Benefited most from slavery






28. Largest desert in Calfornia






29. 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.






30. Division of defined classes - merchant middle class






31. Created an oil embargo






32. Help turned the tide so that Lincoln was able to win a second term in 1864






33. Romans were first civilization to build..






34. Earliest sophisticated culture of the Andean Highland civilization






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






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






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






38. (1773) A group of colonists - led by Samuel Adams - Paul Revere - and others - disguised themselves as Native Americans - boarded English ships on the night of Dec. 16 - 1773 - and threw the tea into the harbor






39. 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






40. Large quanitites of coal and iron - rapid increase in middle class - large supply of cheap labor






41. In Medieval Europe - the legalization and imperialization of the Christian Faith forever changed the form and function of Christianity by whom






42. The concept of religious freedom






43. 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






44. Aerospace






45. Wrote the Federalist Papers






46. The colonists strongest weapon against the unpopular British Tax measures






47. Enacted the 'malice' standard allowed free reporting






48. Transiton of hunting and gathering to agriculture in early Mespotamia






49. Annual floods - enriched lands for farming and cattle - timber and iron ore deposits - capital on major trade routes - riches from gold and emerald mines






50. 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.