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CSET Multiple Subjects: History And Social Science Vocab

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1. California's two major mountain ranges are the Coast Ranges and...






2. Federal Government response to the Great Depression - overwhelming unemployment and need for public works. Many dams and large sclae projects - Central Valley Project - Shasta Dam (second largest dam in the US - after Hoover dam - also WPA project)






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






4. Desolate areas - scare food - hunting small game and seeds and roots. Thinly settled - tribues include Achumawi and Atsugewi.






5. A series of Islands






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






7. A religious group who had broken away from the Church of England - first relocating to Holland to escape persecution - then setting sail in the fall of 1620 to become the first settlers to arrive in Massachusetts






8. Driving force of explorations of Americas






9. Eastern European Communism collapsed - Hussein invaded Kuwait






10. Turning point in England's domination over North America (1756- 1763)






11. 1974 - Destroyed the credibility of the American Government






12. Chinese philosophical system that emphasizes living in balance with the natural world - everything has its place yin and yang






13. AD 1200 - 1533






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






15. Attracted the largest number of Chinese immigrants to US after gold rush






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






17. An economic system in which the state controls the means of production and distributes the profits






18. Strength of foreign policy during the early national period






19. Tobacco - cotton and slavery






20. Oregon annexed to the United States






21. Greatest contribution from ancient Greece to Western Civilization






22. Establishment of a colony to create a Bible commonwealth






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






24. Central figure in the ancient Inca religion






25. Created Judicial Review - ability to reivew a law for viloations






26. Portion of the triangular trade route used in the Atlantic slave trade






27. First European explorer to reach coastal California (1542)






28. 1915






29. California 1821 - 1846 dominant institutions were






30. 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






31. Nickname for the influx of people that arrived in California - staring in 1849 - in search of gold






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






33. Leadership - territory






34. (1770) British troops fire on crowd of Bostonians






35. Freedom of religion - commercial considerations - overpopulation






36. Southern whites who allied with the radicals






37. The basic economic principle stating that is suppply is greater than demand - the value of the product is lower - if demand is greater than supply - the value is higher






38. Social rank on basis of wealth. Retained privledges passing fortunes to next generations. Salmon and acorn diet. Rituals like White Deerskins and Jumping Dances. Dance done to ward off disease and famin. Recite long narratives and display wealthy obj






39. The equivilent of a knight in the feudal system






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






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






42. Development of new weaving and ironworking techniques - vast expansion and improvement in the roads and waterways - greatly increased prosperity and political power for middle class






43. Farming and Commerce






44. President Nixon established better realations with these countries






45. 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


46. Ruled that african americans could never become citizens - in slavery or not.






47. The worship of only one god






48. Wrote Common Sense






49. The New York City Riots were protest against






50. Strong manufacturing base