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CSET U.S And California History

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1. Spanish conquerers of Central nand South America






2. Established so that Californios could get their land back - rancheros who had the time and money to prusue their claims got to keep their land






3. 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






4. Act passed by British to prevent colonial town meetings






5. Industry in California employs more thtan 500000 people mostly in Hollywood






6. people from the eastern United States who came to California to saerch for gold. Were not so lucky about finding gold because the route to California was difficult and dangerous whether by land or by sea






7. Another religious group that arrived to Massachusetts Bay in 1629. They had a covenant with God to build 'a city on a hill'






8. A major food staple of California native American tribes






9. Southern California native american tribes






10. The idea that various immigrants cultural differences were minimized and assimilated together






11. The idea that southern staets should refuse to obey the laws tha t they did not agree with






12. publicized the gold discovery and bought every shovel - pick axe and pan in the region and made much money






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






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






15. In the eastern region of the United States






16. Restrucutred local control over property taxes and led to cutbacks in taxes and decrease in the tax base available to fund social services






17. An act in 1882 that barred immigration of Chiense laborers and gave immigration officals the ability to define what a laborer is - Chinese wives also forbidden to rejoin their husbands and Chiense were ineligible for citizenship






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






19. sawmill owner whose employee John Marshall discovered discover gold in the Sierra Nevada foothills






20. Issued by King of england to forbid colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains - led the british to raise taxes so they could support hundreds of troops to be stationed in the colonies - along with a raise of taxes






21. More restrictive legislation towards Japanese and that they were inelgible for citizenship and could not own land






22. (Mnemonic: Fat babies love to piss - **** - yell.) Fort Ticonderoga - Bunker Hill - Long Island - Trenton - Princeton - Saratoga - Yorktown






23. 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






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






25. The priimary entry point for the immigrants from Asia






26. 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






27. Spanish explorer who explored coastal areas of San diego - Santa Barbara and Monterrey






28. Towns that grew around the missions and presidios as settlers moved up from Mexico






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






30. Called in 1787 to reform the Articles of Confederation






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






32. Addition of new territories would decide if they were going to be slave or non - slave owning states






33. Broad interpretation of the Constitution






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






35. Facilities that the Spanish used to turned to the Indians to establish agricultural fields and learned Christianity. natives also were exposed to disease that they don't have immunity to. Also - brought olive trees and orange trees and introduced whe






36. 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






37. English explorer who sailed up the California coast to the pacific Northwest






38. 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






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






40. The crest of the Rocky Mountains - Rivers that begin east of it flow toward the Atlantic Ocean - Western rivers flow toward the Pacific Ocean






41. Central California native American tribes






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






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






44. (Mnemonic: Very many nice men came running down North Street - not needing police guards.) 1. Virginia 2. Massachusetts 3. New Hampshire 4. Maryland 5. Connecticut 6. Rhode Island 7. Delaware 8. North Carolina 9. South Carolina 10. New Jersey 11. New






45. Monopoly also called 'an octopus'






46. 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






47. MesoAmerican empire who once reigned from equator to Chile and between the Andes Mountain. They practiced terracing and irrigating steep mountainsides. Were defeateed by smallpox epidemic






48. Drains the interior of the United States






49. Further tightened taxation and regulatory noose






50. The major Union battle victory in 1863 that led to The Gettysberg Address - Lincoln's declaration that the Union will not be divided