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CSET Multiple Subjects: History And Social Science Vocab

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






2. 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






3. Supplemented their hunting with agrictulre. Grew corn - beans and pumpkins in fertile flood plains. Traded with many tribes - tribes include (Quechan (Yuma) Halchidhoma - Mohave.






4. 1781 - 1789






5. Constitutes legitimate government and under what conditions men were justified in resorting to armed revolution to change it






6. The equivilent of a knight in the feudal system






7. Framers who were provided some land - housing and supplies by white landowners in return for giving landowners a portion of their crops






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






9. Economic and social units of life in early Middle Ages






10. Emphasizes mindfulness of an orderly society






11. Contributed to the growth of slavery






12. Theocracy - a governemtn by ecclesiastical authorities - civil authority residing with clergy.






13. Soviets invade Afghanistan






14. To maintain self - sufficient agricultural economy that produced a food surplus






15. Feather art in the form of a war bonnet






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






17. Earliest form of Capitalism






18. An early colonial attempt at representative self - government (1619) - first legislative assembly of the colonies






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






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






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






22. First European explorer to circumnavigate the globe






23. A division of government powers between a strong central government and the state governments






24. Protect sovereignty of the states






25. Power to veto specific sections of a spending bill






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






27. Soviet Union was desolved in






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






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






30. Water distribution system that provides water to the Imperial Valley






31. Feared a strong central government






32. Manmade lakes






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






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






35. Countries that competed for land






36. In 1763 a royal proclomation reserved all Western territory between Alleghencies - the Florida's and the Mississippi - and Quebec to be used by the






37. Natural lake that has been threatened by the water needs of L.A.






38. Mining - cattle - and grain. Farmers and ranchers settled the Great Plains






39. A man - made channel constructed to convey water from one location to another






40. Shared by geographically seperated native California people in pre - columbian times






41. Land held by lorders under the feudal system






42. Southern whites who allied with the radicals






43. A division of society based on differences of wealth - inherited rank or privledge - profession - or occupation - not allowed to move from one caste to another






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






45. Most lands along the eastern border of the state. Food and water scacre - tribes had to move frequently in search of food like rats and rabbits. Tribes include - Tubatulabal - and the Owens Valley Paiute.






46. Admistration supported massive build up of the defense program






47. A branch of the system of checks and balances that sees that the country's laws are executed






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






49. Ideals of social contract borrowed heavily from John Locke






50. 1820 Limited the spread of slavery