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CSET U.S And California History

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






2. Occurred right after 'shots heard round the world' happened (Lexington and Concord)






3. 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






4. The first civlization to develop in MesoAmerica and were the first to develop a calendar and agrciultural community in America






5. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics






6. West Point graduates and used to handling firearms and driven






7. Farm worker advocates who founded the United Farm Workers Union in 1962






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






9. 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






10. 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






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






12. 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






13. Central California native American tribes






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






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






16. In the eastern region of the United States






17. A new group of immigrants that swelled in the midwestern and eastern cities. They lived in sseperate neighborhoods known as ghettos






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. Acquittal of police officers in this man's case in 1992 led to a major riot that called for economic and political opportunity for minorities. federal guilty verdict reduces the racial tension






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






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






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






27. People have certain natural rights including life - liberty - and the pursuit of happiness - Government is set by the consent of the governed - It is the right of the people to overthrow unjust governments

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28. 1607: Virginia Co. - Jamestown (Virginia)






29. 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






30. Native American group developed in Southwest and were were skilled builders






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






32. Captured Monterey Bay and claimed thearea for the United States






33. A mechanism of California's constitutuion to end an elected official's tenure in office before itw as scheduled for completition. It is initiated by a citizen and requires the signatures of a percentage of the number voting in the last gubernatorial






34. A tax placed on legal documents including newspapers - led to the establishment of the Stamp Act Congress - first assembly of colonialists against British regulation






35. The highest point in California






36. Explorers commissioned by Thomas Jefferson to explore the newly purchased Lousiiana territory






37. Immigrant group that joined Irish on the Gold Rush and railroad construction - opened businesses and were envied by others






38. The final document that established United States government. It had to be ratified by at least nine states - process now is 2/3s of Congress and 38 out of 50 states






39. 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






40. 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






41. Spanish conquerers of Central nand South America






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






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






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






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






46. Tax that is placed on tea and led to the Boston Tea Party - colonialists dressed up as Indians and dumped tea from aboard British ships into Boston harbor






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






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






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






50. Extends along the coast from New Jersey to Texas and is generally low land