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CSET U.S And California History

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1. U.S. Act that helped reduce instances of religious descrimination






2. Broad interpretation of the Constitution






3. Period in 1930s when a severe drought hit hte midwest and forced 350000 people to leave theier farms and lsot jobsand come to California






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






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






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






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






8. Early U.S. poltiical party who supported the Federalists and were pretty wealthy. They later emerged in the 1850s as the republican party with the






9. War fought between America and Britain and it was caused by violations of U.S. neutrality and impressment of U.S. sailors. Victory led to national pride - self - sufficiency - and foreign credibility






10. The priimary entry point for the immigrants from Asia






11. Biggest immigrant group from 1850 to 1900. They successfully developed farms in the Midwest and skilled trades in larger cities.






12. 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






13. Established a Senate with equal representation and House of Representatives based on population






14. Called in 1787 to reform the Articles of Confederation






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






16. 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






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






18. The founder of the San Diego mission - the first of the 21 original Spanish Catholic missions in California - later established seven missions on the El Camino Real (The Royal Road)






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






20. Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders in 1865 and ends the civil war






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






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






23. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






24. Written by John Jay - Alexander Hamilton and James Madison about the need of a strong federal government






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






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






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






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






29. Dutch East India Company explorer who found New York and the mouth of the Hudson River






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






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






32. Compact used to colonize New Hampshire






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






34. The foothills at the base of the Appalachian mountains - In the eastern region of the United States






35. The lowest point in California






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






37. Union created blockade of Southern ports and Confederate cotton rotted on the docks






38. 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






39. Decision that said that slaves count as three - fifths of the population






40. 1492: Columbus - West Indies and Bahamas -1513: Balboa - Panama -1519: Cortes - Mexico -1532: Pizarro - Peru






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






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






43. 1860 mailing service that carried mail in ten days from Missouri to California - went out of business in 1861 when the first telegraph was completed






44. 1607: Virginia Co. - Jamestown (Virginia)






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






46. 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






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

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






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






50. 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







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