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CSET U.S And California History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. California governor election promises to break Southern Pacific's grip on the state - won and passed many progressive goals






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. Movement established to say that no slaves would be on the new western territories






8. Treaty with Japan in 1907 that allowed wives to join theier husbands in the U.S. if the Japanese deny exit visas to any men wishing to emigrate to the United States - led to the picture brides who married Japanese men who they had never met

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9. Acquired from Great Britain in 1846






10. Spanish conquistador who settled in Panama in 1520 - became governor of Peru and conquered the Inca empire based there






11. 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






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






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






14. Feature of California's constitution that gives individual citizens - citizen groups the power to placea proposed law on the ballot. Supporers must collect signatures equal to a small percengage of the electorate that votes in the most recent guberna






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






16. Amendment that abolished slavery throughout the United States






17. The highest point in California






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






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






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






21. 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






22. The Spanish attempt to colonize California by building Missionsand converting the Spanish






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






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






25. The year that California becomes the 31st state in the Union thanks to a compromise over slavery






26. 1492: Columbus - West Indies and Bahamas -1513: Balboa - Panama -1519: Cortes - Mexico -1532: Pizarro - Peru






27. Called in 1787 to reform the Articles of Confederation






28. An effort to establish an indepndent California republic






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






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






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






32. Provided more funding and gave the railroads ten square miles of land to the tracks for every mile of track laid






33. The immigration group that helped build the railroads later settled in San Francisco. They took low wage jobs and later became small business entrepreneurs






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






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






36. Southeatern California native american tribes






37. People who took land from the original Californios






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






39. Central California native American tribes






40. Economic opportunity - freedom of religion and expresion - and adventure






41. French explorer who explored Canada to find the Northwest Passage - river routes that would take explorers through North America






42. The first English settlement in the New World in 1607






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






44. Act passed by British to prevent colonial town meetings






45. 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






46. Developed in 880 AD in the Mississippi and built large religious mound structures






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






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






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






50. 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