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CSET Multiple Subjects: History And Social Science Vocab

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1. An 1845 phrase encapsulating the American version of the Western Expansion






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






3. Division of defined classes - merchant middle class






4. Absolutism

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5. Economic philosophy espoused by Karl Marx that distributes wealth to the workers that produce it






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 Federal troops were withdrawn from the South - ending Reconstruction






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






8. Prior to Jim Crow Laws - prior to reconstruction






9. Farthest north the confederates were able to get - called the 'High water mark of confederacy'






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






11. Eastern European Communism collapsed - Hussein invaded Kuwait






12. Ancient Civiliation that Confucianism originated






13. AD 250 - 900






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






15. 1837 Added potential slave territory to the United States






16. Placed limitations on the Crown






17. Most closely associated with the development of a theocracy in America






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






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






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






21. Explored Florida in 1513 - claimed area for spain






22. The Tianament Square pro - democracy movement in China occurred in






23. Driving force of explorations of Americas






24. 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






25. Hydraulic mining






26. Conflicting interest of small vs large states






27. Homestead Act (1862); Transcontinental Railroad (1869)






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






29. Tobacco - cotton and slavery






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






31. ...his troops were trapped by Grant's Army






32. Explored area that was to become the southwest of US (1540)






33. (1770) British troops fire on crowd of Bostonians






34. Written into the Constitution - this concept is one of the cornerstones of our republic - encompassing three branches of governement and a system for them to act as watchdogs for the others






35. 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






36. A nickname for the Southern part of San Francisco Bay Area in the northern California - originally referring to the concentration of silicon chip innovators and manufacturers - but eventually referring to the concentration of all types of high - tech






37. 1200-400BC






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






39. Solved the problem of isolation in California 1969






40. Indus River played a central part in this civilizations history






41. 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






42. Merchants and manufacturers found themselves suddenly exposed to intense competition for those of eastern cities - loss of jobs with railroad done






43. China's first dynasty






44. The concept of religious freedom






45. Gave 18 year olds the right to vote






46. That self - given right of seven states to the lower South to leave the Union is they so desired






47. Temprary resolution to the free/slave state controversey






48. Hieroglyphics






49. 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.






50. River valley villages - families owned their hunting and fishing ground - tobacco plots and oak trees. Real estate passed on through the males. Money was clamshell disks and dentalia.