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CSET Multiple Subjects: History And Social Science Vocab

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1. Voyage of exploration commanded by John Cabot - Jacques Cartier - and Henry Hudson






2. Redefined American Global Interests






3. 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






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






5. The United States obtained posession of this region in an 1846 treaty with Great Britian






6. Growing criticism of the mission system prompted efforts to transfer mission holding into private hands






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






8. (1775) - Paul Revere - 'British are coming...' - 'Shots heard around the world'. The Revolution had begun






9. To provide a greater voice in determining national politics






10. 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.






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






12. Turning point of the war






13. Persian Gulf War






14. Growing proportion of Latinos in CA population






15. Powers assigned the National Government






16. Military conquest and trade incentives






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






18. First written language






19. The mountains of western South American were an impediment to building an empire - prompting the development of sophisticated engineering technologies






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






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






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






23. France viewed the revolution as a means to gain territory at the expense of Britain - France wanted to limit the economic growth of England - France and England were already at war on the European continent






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






25. Lack of resistance to European disease disseminated the populations






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






27. British reaction to the Boston Tea Party - including more rigid restrictions on colonial town meetins and other harsh penalties






28. Outlawed slavery in the Northwest Territory






29. Unionization of migrant farm workers






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






31. Because of the expansionist goals of the West






32. Religon of ancient Indian (India) civilization






33. Feared a strong central government






34. Enviornmentally destructive mining process in the Gold Rush and wound down in 1853






35. Farming and Commerce






36. States that the people have the power to establish and change rules






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






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






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






40. English Mercantile policy discouraged economic independence - Colonial concepts of political and economic freedom - Colonies used boycotts and other measures - Declaration of Independence stated the purposes for the Colonial break with England






41. The Roman Empire






42. Ancient Civiliation that Confucianism originated






43. Largest desert in Calfornia






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






45. Vetoed numerous Radical Republican congressional acts

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






47. Some of most popular tribes in CA - villags along the souther coast - sustained by sea life - as many as two thousand redisents each. Tribes are Kumeyaay (Diegueno) - Cahuilla - Tongva - (Gabrielino) and Chumash






48. Forts build by the Spanish to offer protection to california's missionaries and settlers during periods of violent revolt by native workers






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






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