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CSET U.S And California History

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1. 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






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






3. 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






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. Acquired from Great Britain in 1846






6. 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






7. Compact used to colonize New Hampshire






8. 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






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






10. 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






11. Feature of California's constitutuion that alllows a statute or amendment that has passed the stae legislature which has then placed the proposed law on the ballot for approval by the electorate






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






13. During Great Depression - the Shasta Dam was built to bring water from the north to meet the farming needs of the South - the CVP was never completed - drained marshalnds and enviromnmental activists were successful at preventing the damming of the A






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






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






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






17. 1st 10 Amendments to the Constitution - Introduced by Madison - A series of limitations on the power of the U.S. federal government; added to protect the rights of individuals and safeguard the sovereignty of the states over their own affairs






18. Major issue that was disputed by population (Virginia Plan) vs. equal representation (the Connecticut Plan)






19. War between the French and British that ended with the defeat of French and Indian allies. It ordered French to be completely removed from North America and Spain relinquished parts of Florida in exchange for New Orleans and lands west of Mississippi






20. 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






21. 1609: Hudson - New Netherlands (New York)






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






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






24. A major food staple of California native American tribes






25. 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






26. (Mnemonic: Fun farmers always grow vegetables - specifically beets.) - Fort Sumter - First Battle of Bull Run - Antietam - Gettysburg - Vicksburg - Sherman's March to the Sea - Battle of Appomattox Courthouse






27. 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


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






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






30. 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






31. Amendment that abolished slavery throughout the United States






32. 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






33. State founded in 1733 as a buffer against Spain to Florida. It was the last of the 13 colonies established






34. 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






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






36. 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution that ensured that individuals and states would not suffer from excessive and arbitrary federal power






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






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






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






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






41. A division of power that spells out the roles between the government and the states






42. An act in 1882 that barred immigration of Chiense laborers and gave immigration officals the ability to define what a laborer is - Chinese wives also forbidden to rejoin their husbands and Chiense were ineligible for citizenship






43. The first constitution to realizeno authrotiy than its own and governed the common wealth






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






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






46. California industry that counts for 13 percent of gross domestic product and includes the state's theeme parks and urban centers - inlcuidng national wonders






47. Another religious group that arrived to Massachusetts Bay in 1629. They had a covenant with God to build 'a city on a hill'






48. A new reform movement established in California favored workers rights and the people over big corporations






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






50. 1607: Virginia Co. - Jamestown (Virginia)