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CSET U.S And California History

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1. The central agricultural area of California






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






3. Amendment that abolished slavery throughout the United States






4. 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






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






6. Material that led to California to be populated by 40000 miners from all over the United States






7. 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.






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






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






10. The idea that Americans are destined to spread across the hemisphere and especially spread the good news of democracy






11. The major Union battle victory in 1863 that led to The Gettysberg Address - Lincoln's declaration that the Union will not be divided






12. 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






13. 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






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

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15. The crest of the Rocky Mountains - Rivers that begin east of it flow toward the Atlantic Ocean - Western rivers flow toward the Pacific Ocean






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






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






18. Act passed by British to prevent colonial town meetings






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






20. Compact used to colonize New Hampshire






21. Forced colonists to provide housing to British soldiers






22. People who took land from the original Californios






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






24. The first battle of the Civil War. Seccessionists fire on the remaining Union sronghold in the South.






25. Led by Southern Carolina and the election of abolitionist ally Abraham Lincoln in 1880 - the slave states decided that they had the right to leave the Union if they wanted to in 1880






26. Several preachers started to speak of Christian salvation as something under control of individual - challenged traditional perceptions of Christianity to focus of individual salvation






27. Reeds used by central California native Americans to build homes






28. The lowest point in California






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






30. Southern California native american tribes






31. 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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Native American group who were skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






42. 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






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






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






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






46. A major food staple of California native American tribes






47. 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






48. Repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act






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






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