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CSET Multiple Subjects: History And Social Science Vocab

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






2. Proposed the beginning of Europe's Scientific Revolution - that Earth revolved around the sun






3. The Roman Empire






4. New methods of production (assembly line - mass production); inventions; Expanding markets at home and abroad; Development of steel - mining - electrical - petrolium - textile and food processing industries






5. Meant that the union controlled the entire Mississippi River






6. King - Baron - Bishop - Lord - Peasant






7. One of China's greatest dynasties






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






9. A minor but influential political party int he pre - Civil War period that opposed the extention of slavery into the western territories






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






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






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






13. President Nixon established better realations with these countries






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






15. 1781 - 1789






16. Impeached for opposing Radical Reconstruction






17. The start and end of the Age of Discovery






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






19. Most common religion of Arabian civilization






20. American industry propspered when trade was restricted by the British during the war






21. To sail completely around the earth






22. Transportation - education - politics - mining and agriculture






23. 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






24. Wrote the Federalist Papers






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






26. The American Revolution was fought to obtain independence






27. Aerospace






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






29. California's 'Ellis Island' entry point for many European immigrants to US






30. Ideals of social contract borrowed heavily from John Locke






31. Military conquest and trade incentives






32. Allows congress to make laws on issues not mentioned in the Constitution






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. Stopped merchant ships and demanded tolls without authorization (12th & 13th centuries); businessman amasssing huge fortunes through unfair business practice (19th century)






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






40. 16th Century - Benefited most from slavery






41. 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)


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






43. Soviet Union was desolved in






44. California 1821 - 1846 dominant institutions were






45. Gave 18 year olds the right to vote






46. 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


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






48. The need for a strong central government led to the framing of the constituion in what year






49. A proclamation made by President Lincoln in1863 freeing all slaves in regions still fighting against the Union






50. Campaign to encourage women to sek work in wartime industrial plants