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CSET Multiple Subjects: History And Social Science Vocab

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1. 1964 - It attempted to continue New Deal type programs. Aims were ending poverty - reducing pollution - regenerating urban life - and pursuing Civil Rights legislation

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2. Political instability and use of mercenary armies undermined the security of the empire






3. Forbade import of rum - duty on molasses - wines - silks - coffee and number of luxury items






4. Both have executive - judicial and legislative branch






5. Transportation - education - politics - mining and agriculture






6. Feared a strong central government






7. Guaranteed black americans the righ to vote






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






9. 1778 - Brought needed men - equipment and money to American cause






10. Rabbits and other small game - bows and arrows or nets and snares. Accorns - mequite pods - pinon nuts - and other fruit of cacti. Planeted crops when water sufficient - pottery by coiling narrow ropes of clay.






11. Practiced primarily in India and very little in China






12. Noriega was removed from Panama through the use of U.S. force in






13. Industry major turning point in California






14. Credited with first implementation of democracy into government (citizens held public meetings - pass law - choose officials) No slaves - women or foreigners






15. (1770) British troops fire on crowd of Bostonians






16. 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






17. The idea that political authority belongs to the people






18. 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.






19. 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






20. Eastablished that the constitution grants to conress implied powers inherent in the nature of the Constitution as a blueprint for a practical functioning government - and the state action may not impede valid constitutional exercises of power by the






21. Led by a headman or timiwal. Appointed by council and served for life. Primary counselor - arbritator. Diet of acorns - six differenct species of oaks and pinon nuts. Gathereed from eastern slopes of Sierra Nevada. Small seeds and berries were gather






22. 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






23. The concept of religious freedom






24. The Homestead Act of 1862 led to a displacement of this group






25. Soviet Union was desolved in






26. Bush Supreme Court appointments






27. 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.






28. 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.






29. Redefined American Global Interests






30. Gain permanent access to the Mediterranean Sea

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31. Countries that competed for land






32. A brief attempt at the beginning of the Mexican - American War to establish an independent California republic






33. The start and end of the Age of Discovery






34. Lee surrendered to Grant






35. The code of knights in feudal Japan - the equivalent of chivalry in Europe






36. The 1803 purchase made by President Thomas Jefferson that essentially doubled the United States territory






37. Earliest form of Capitalism






38. Hinduism strongly influenced ancient indian civilation through






39. Ideals of social contract borrowed heavily from John Locke






40. Political instability and use of mercenary armies undermined the security of the empire






41. It ruined Gerald Ford's political future






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






43. Temprary resolution to the free/slave state controversey






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






45. 1325 AD - 1521 AD






46. The equivilent of a knight in the feudal system






47. Golden Poppy






48. National Govt paid back state - national - and foreign debts to demonstrate credibility; National Govt encouraged American Business expansion by passing excise tax and a tariff; National Government raised revenue by a tax on domestic whiskey

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49. Coast Range - Central Valley - Sierra Nevada






50. Help turned the tide so that Lincoln was able to win a second term in 1864