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CSET U.S And California History

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1. Feature of California's constitutuion that alllows a statute or amendment that has passed the stae legislature which has then placed the proposed law on the ballot for approval by the electorate






2. Act passed by British to prevent colonial town meetings






3. Group of immigrants that first came to live in America. They either came from the northern route from Asia through a land bridge crossing the Bering Strait or through South american shores on boats






4. Monopoly also called 'an octopus'






5. People who took land from the original Californios






6. In the U.S. Constitution - it is a system of checks and balances between the three branches of government






7. 1492: Columbus - West Indies and Bahamas -1513: Balboa - Panama -1519: Cortes - Mexico -1532: Pizarro - Peru






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






9. The Modoc tribe of Northern California tried to take their land by force - the tribe lost and was forced to a reservation in Oregon and their leader was hanged






10. Established in 1764 - this asct combined new taxes on imports like sugar






11. A man - made lake caused by the flooding of a 70- mile long canal from the Colorado river to the Colorado desert






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






13. From Spain - Portugal - Britain - France and the Netherlands






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






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






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






17. A group of Republicans that were outraged that former Confederate officials were being elected back to Congress






18. During Great Depression - the Shasta Dam was built to bring water from the north to meet the farming needs of the South - the CVP was never completed - drained marshalnds and enviromnmental activists were successful at preventing the damming of the A






19. State established in 1636 by Roger Williams to acknowledge religious freedom and the separation of 'church and state'






20. Lake that was drained as a result of the Owens River aqueduct and ultimately led Owens Valley to sue the city of Los Angeles






21. Mexican leader who closes the missions down except for the churches






22. The year that California becomes the 31st state in the Union thanks to a compromise over slavery






23. In the U.S. constitution - it makes the laws






24. The camps that Japanese peopel were rounded to in WWII






25. The earliest form of the American Constitution that was adopted in 1781. Weak because government could not raise money from states and have no budget - could not regulate trade or conduct foreign policy without obtaining consent from states on each m






26. Established processes for amendment that required 3/4 approval of the states and 2/3 of each house of Congress






27. Spanish explorer who sailed to Pacific coast to find fabled Northwest Passage - wound up in San Francisco Bay and called the territory Alta California






28. Led by Southern Carolina and the election of abolitionist ally Abraham Lincoln in 1880 - the slave states decided that they had the right to leave the Union if they wanted to in 1880






29. Construction began in 1863 and completed in 1869- done by mostly Chinese and Irish immigrants - met at Promontoary Point in utah






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






31. State established in 1638 by a delegation to establish a Swedish colony






32. 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






33. The year and month that California approves its first constitution






34. Prohibited the immigration of Chinese - not repealed until World War II






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






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






37. Final battle of the Revolutionary war. British stronghold falls in 1781 and George Washington captures British general Lord cornwallis






38. 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






39. The first settlers to arrive in Massachusetts. It was a religious group that fled Englandfor religious persecution in 1620






40. Industry based in Southern California areas - focus on casual - warm weather clothing






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

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42. Native American empire that ruled from capital of Tenochtitlan in central Mexico. They had mulltiple calendars - system of writing and economy dependent on tribute. Also focused on worship of a sun god and human sacrifice






43. 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






44. The highest point in California






45. Native American group who inhabited the Southwest after the Anasazi people and built extensive adobe cities






46. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics






47. The first declaration of self - government in the New World






48. Immigrant group that crossed California's border. The border remains easily crossed even though there is a frequent loss of life






49. Drains the interior of the United States






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