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CSET Multiple Subjects: History And Social Science Vocab

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1. Strength of foreign policy during the early national period






2. Franklin Roosevelt initiated The New Deal






3. 1837 Added potential slave territory to the United States






4. Spanish exploreres that sought the riches of Central and South America - establishing colonies along the way






5. 1848 - California - parts of the southwest were gained






6. Soviets invade Afghanistan






7. Sanctification of knighthood - the sacking of Constantinople and other parts of Asia minor - the waning of the practice of alchemy as a medicine






8. Barbed wire






9. Galileo






10. The trade - union movement - government protection of management through the use of court injunctions - the growth of suburbs - the dehumanizing aspects of technological innovations






11. Interment camps that held people of Japanese descent durin World War II






12. Hinduism strongly influenced ancient indian civilation through






13. Soviet Union was desolved in






14. This ideology encouraged U.S. expansion to the Pacific






15. Initial control of Mississippi River - Louisiana Territory - Great Lakes - Canada






16. Fusion of Greek and Eastern cultures - increase in international trade and commerce - end of the Greek city - state system as a major political setting






17. A branch of the system of checks and balances that interprets Congressional laws






18. Mesopotamian Civilization Period






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






20. Imperial Valley water flow from Colorado River - tried to increase water flow and the flood created the






21. An early society in which men hunted for meat and women gathered more readily available food






22. The start and end of the Age of Discovery






23. Philosopher - inventor - politician who had great influence over many years






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






25. Stamp - Declatory - Townshend - Boston Massacre






26. 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






27. The branch of the system of checks and balances that makes Congressional laws






28. Northerners who went South to assist in Reconstruction






29. Iranian Hostage Situation Years






30. European settlers to the New World in the 16th & 17th Century often failed to recognize the






31. Leadership - territory






32. Establishment of a colony to create a Bible commonwealth






33. Distinct social class - elite were wealthy individuals and headmen Marriage only in same class.






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






35. Power to veto specific sections of a spending bill






36. 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.






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






38. The idea that political authority belongs to the people






39. Hydraulic mining






40. Largest desert in Calfornia






41. 1820 Limited the spread of slavery






42. Enacted the 'malice' standard allowed free reporting






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






44. (1765) The first direct tax to be levied on the American colonies - it required that all newspapers - pamphlets - legal documents - commercial bills - advertisements - and other papers issued in the colonies bear a stamp. The act was denounced in the






45. Europeans and Africans






46. Ideals of social contract borrowed heavily from John Locke






47. Greatest contribution of ancient Hebrew civilation to modern western civilation






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






49. Greatest effect on the growing political - economic and social cohesion of the US during the last half of the 19th century






50. Capitalism