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CSET U.S And California History

Subjects : cset, history
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. West Point graduates and used to handling firearms and driven






2. The lowest point in California






3. Lincoln's vice president became president






4. (Mnemonic: Fun farmers always grow vegetables - specifically beets.) - Fort Sumter - First Battle of Bull Run - Antietam - Gettysburg - Vicksburg - Sherman's March to the Sea - Battle of Appomattox Courthouse






5. Industry started in California during WWII and based in the Los Angeles - including Long Beach






6. River 100 miles North of Los Angeles that the city of Los Angeles built an aqueduct on to bring the water to Los Angeles






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






8. California governor election promises to break Southern Pacific's grip on the state - won and passed many progressive goals






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. 1776 Written by Thomas Jefferson - Based on the ideas of English Enlightenment philosopher John Locke - In Locke's 'Second Treatise of Civil Government' (1690) - he set forth basic ideas embodied in the Declaration of Independence.






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






12. Spanish conquistador's search of the Seven Cities of Cibola led to Spanish exploration of the Baja Peninsula






13. Strong believers in the human capacity to do the right thing and did not need a strong central government






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






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






16. 1608: de Champlain - Canada (Quebec) -1682: La Salle - Louisiana






17. Monopoly also called 'an octopus'






18. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics






19. Visor general to New Spain urges kinig that they should settle California before the English or russians took over it - two expeditions went by sea and two expeditions went by land






20. Northern California Indian tribes






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






22. An effort to establish an indepndent California republic






23. (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






24. Central California native American tribes






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






26. People who took land from the original Californios






27. The central agricultural area of California






28. Migrants who came to California during the Dust Bowl and followed crops from farm to farm






29. Caused from multiple Spanish invasions - economic wars between divided tribes






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






31. Broad interpretation of the Constitution






32. The land between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada






33. Called in 1787 to reform the Articles of Confederation






34. 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






35. One of the first U.S. political parties. It was led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. They stood up for more for individual rights and 'strict construction.' They opposed industrialization and didn't think bank was a good idea. They later evolve






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






37. A dam across the Tuolumne River that would flood Yosemite - protested by naturalist John Muir. Instead - an aqueduct was constructed to carry water from the reservoir to the city






38. 1609: Hudson - New Netherlands (New York)






39. 1492: Columbus - West Indies and Bahamas -1513: Balboa - Panama -1519: Cortes - Mexico -1532: Pizarro - Peru






40. War fought between U.S. and Mexico to gain more territory in the Southwest






41. 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






42. 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






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






44. Ended the Mexican American War and brought California - Arizona - New Mesxico - Nevada - Utah - Colorado and Wyoming into the mix






45. Conduct elections - ratify amendments to constitution - issue licenses - regulate intrastate (within state) to business - establish local governments - take measures for public health and safety - any other powers that the Constitution does not reser






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






47. Gave southerneers a stronger fugitive slave law and popular sovereignty (territories would have the right to decide for themselves whether or not they wanted to adopt slavery on their borders) over newly conquered Mexico areas in exchange for Califor






48. Immigrant group started migrating in the 1840s due to famine in their community. potato blight had decimated the potato harvest. They moved westward to the California Gold Rush of 1849






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






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