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CSET U.S And California History

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1. Spanish conquistador who captured the last Mayan city






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






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






4. 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






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






6. Jan. 1 - 1863- the proclamation frees the slaves






7. 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






8. 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






9. Powers explicitly mentioned in Constitution were fedreal powers

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10. 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






11. 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






12. An effort to establish an indepndent California republic






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






14. Year that California faces largest budget deficit






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






16. 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






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






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






19. Spanish conquerers of Central nand South America






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






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






22. 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






23. 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






24. Acknowledged the tension between the economic and political status of minorities






25. Form the western mountain ranges - The western slope of the Sierra Nevada borders the Central Valley of California - The Coast Ranges form the western wall of the Central Valley






26. 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






27. 1608: de Champlain - Canada (Quebec) -1682: La Salle - Louisiana






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






29. The rise of 'the common man' through the presidency of Andrew Jackson in 1820s






30. Drains the interior of the United States






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






32. During the Reconstruction - a state could be readmitted if 10 percent of the former Confederates voted in the 1860 election vowed loyalty to the Union






33. Native American empire with stepped pyramids - utilized multiple calendars - and possessede extensive astronomical knowledge






34. Republican Rutherford Hayes and Democrat Samuel Tilden run for President. Hayes promises to end the Reconstruction and allows Southern staets to establish the black codes. Caused the end of the Reconstruction in 1877






35. 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






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






37. War between Mexico and Spain that led to Mexico's independence and ownership of California in 1810






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






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






40. 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution that ensured that individuals and states would not suffer from excessive and arbitrary federal power






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






42. Act passed by British to prevent colonial town meetings






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






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






45. 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






46. Acquired from Great Britain in 1846






47. Compact used to colonize New Hampshire






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






49. 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)






50. An era fueled by availabliity of a cheap labor pool in the form of recent immigrants. Newly built factories attracted even more immigrants to the states