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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. Yellow river






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






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






4. A social science deaing with the production - distribution - and consumption of goods and services






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






6. Growing proportion of Latinos in CA population






7. 1781 - 1789






8. Strong manufacturing base






9. Forced quartering of British soldiers - excessive tarriffs - Intolerable acts






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






11. To gain an accurate sense of the resources being exchanged in the Louisiana Purchase






12. Eastern European Communism collapsed - Hussein invaded Kuwait






13. Olmec - Mayan - Toltec - Aztec






14. George Mason in objections to the constituion represented which group






15. Towns based around California's missions and presidios - built around a church and a town square






16. Growth of monopolies - unequal distribution of income - and overspeculation in the stock market






17. Practiced primarily in India and very little in China






18. His leadership turned the tide of the battle






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






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






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 Federal troops were withdrawn from the South - ending Reconstruction






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






23. Decorated pottery and baskets - quiltwork and beadwork - and wood ritual masks






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






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






26. Presidential plan emphasized tolerance for the defeated South (congress won with radical plan)






27. Three fourths of white population was middle class - more social equality than in England - hired farmhands and indentured servants were in lower class - lawyers and merchants were upper class.






28. Not a victory for Grant






29. Gave people the right to stand up to Government






30. 1974 - Destroyed the credibility of the American Government






31. An informal system of the exchange of goods and services among individuals






32. (1770) British troops fire on crowd of Bostonians






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






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






35. No formal countries - but the fiefdom held economic and political power






36. Largest desert in Calfornia






37. Colonial Armies were underequipped - widespread opposition to fixed military terms






38. 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.






39. Local governments are sovereign in matters of local concern






40. To provide a greater voice in determining national politics






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

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42. Capitol of the South






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






44. Sought to control colonial trade because it did not want competition with it's own manufacturers






45. A land allotment system defined by a few large landowners and many landless workers






46. A system of government consisting of self - regluating regions (states) united by a central (federal) government






47. Gold over land assets as currency






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






49. Kushite Religion - Egyptian Religion






50. (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