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CSET U.S And California History

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1. Established immigration quotas by eastern and western hemispheres rather than by county. Immigrants were brought in based on skills - need for family reunification - or status as poltical or economic refugees. Led to floods of immigrants came from As






2. Spanish forts that were built for missionaries and settlers to hide in when Indians revolted






3. An act signed by President Lincoln to create a railroad that would go all the way across the continent - provided loans to the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad so that theycould build the transcontiental railroad






4. People who took land from the original Californios






5. Southeatern California native american tribes






6. A division of power that spells out the roles between the government and the states






7. Acquired from Great Britain in 1846






8. A group of colonists that meti nPhiladelphia to plan steps for resistance to British authority






9. Led to the chinese being blamed for the lack of jobs and they suffered violence and property damaged






10. The priimary entry point for the immigrants from Asia






11. Monopoly also called 'an octopus'






12. The immigration group that helped build the railroads later settled in San Francisco. They took low wage jobs and later became small business entrepreneurs






13. Completes the rest of the Spanish missions following Junipero Serra's death






14. Feature of California's constitution that gives individual citizens - citizen groups the power to placea proposed law on the ballot. Supporers must collect signatures equal to a small percengage of the electorate that votes in the most recent guberna






15. Launched the Revolutionary War - British general ordered destruction of citizens growing number of guns and ammunition - colonialists defended their supplies






16. Etsablished and was nativist - anti - Chinese - and anti - big business

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17. The lowest point in California






18. One of the first American political parties. It was led by Alexander Hamilton - John Adams and John Jay. They beleived in strong central government and loose construction. They wanted to create a national bank and use government funds to support indu






19. 1st 10 Amendments to the Constitution - Introduced by Madison - A series of limitations on the power of the U.S. federal government; added to protect the rights of individuals and safeguard the sovereignty of the states over their own affairs






20. Southern states threatened to secede if this state was admitted as a free state






21. The Spanish attempt to colonize California by building Missionsand converting the Spanish






22. Group who explored south of Alaska for fur trade - establish Fort Ross in San Francisco as a trading post






23. Discovered in 1853- mineres would use powerful hoses to shoot water at the hillsides to wash away the soil and findthe gold - damaged environment and killed fish






24. Material that led to California to be populated by 40000 miners from all over the United States






25. Battle between United States and Mexico which followed the annexation of Texas. Led to the United States owning California in the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo






26. State founded in 1733 as a buffer against Spain to Florida. It was the last of the 13 colonies established






27. Northern California Indian tribes






28. Raised theflag near Monterey and then retreated from the area - started the Mexican Americna War






29. The highest point in California






30. In the U.S. constitution - it enforces laws






31. French explorer who mapped the coastline from cape Cod to Nova Scotia - explored Great Lakes and founded Montreal






32. State that was a colony established for Catholics so they could escape religious persecution






33. System of land distribution in which there were very few wealthy land owners and many landless workers






34. The wind west of the Appalachians - An importance influence on climate: In the winter - cold air from the northwest produces freezing temperatures - In the summer - warm - moist southwesterly winds cause hot - humid weather






35. Authored by Thomas Jefferson and focused on the declaration of 'life - liberty - and pursuit of happiness'






36. Separation of Powers - Checks and Balances - Federal System - Powers of Congress - The Great Compromise - Bill of Rights - Amendments






37. Print money - regulate interstae and international trade - make treaties - declare war and field armed forces - establish post office - make laws necessarsy to execute powers






38. War foguht between Britain and American colonialists which led to America's independence. Americans enlist friendship of France to revolutionary cause - Spain and Netherlands soon follow






39. America's new settlers transplanted long - standing traditions of England's government - with the first important steps taken by the earliest colonies of Plymouth (Massachusetts) and Virginia. - All of England's colonies based their goverming systems






40. Renamed the Southern Pacific Company and controlled all the railroads in California - president was Leland Stanford was a California governor and U.S. Senator






41. Book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe about a heroic slave - further spurred the need for slaves to be free

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42. In the U.S. constitution - it interpets the laws






43. Spanish explorer who settled on a Carribbean island but found hismself in debt and wound up relocating on the east coast of what is now Panama - he spied the Pacific Ocean in 1513






44. The number one resource that California is quickly running out of with its ever growing population






45. War that helped California get into a real estate boom fueled by the housing industry and reach 6 million people in population






46. Made in 1803 by President Thoomas Jefferson and led to the acquisition of the territory west of the existing United States






47. A tradition of free public education was started in the villages of New England - Religious tolerance supplanted an early religious dogmatism first established by the Puritans in Massachusetts - A conscious choice was made to leave the idea of heredi






48. Ultiimately defeated General Pico and re - captured Los Angeles in 1847 - ending the Mexican American war






49. War in which Spain relinquished its North American claims east of the Mississippi River






50. An Atlantic warm - water current that warms the East Coast in winter and is responsible for excellent fishing