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CSET U.S And California History

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1. Drains the interior of the United States






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






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






4. Southeatern California native american tribes






5. 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






6. Caused from multiple Spanish invasions - economic wars between divided tribes






7. Visor general to New Spain urges kinig that they should settle California before the English or russians took over it - two expeditions went by sea and two expeditions went by land






8. Northern California Indian tribes






9. Led to the chinese being blamed for the lack of jobs and they suffered violence and property damaged






10. Captured Los Angeles until it was rec - captured by Governor Pico and General Castro for Mexico






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






12. The first declaration of self - government in the New World






13. 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






14. Battle between United States and Mexico which followed the annexation of Texas. Led to the United States owning California in the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo






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






16. In the eastern region of the United States - In the Northeast - they meat the ocean - forming a rough - rocky coast






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






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






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. War that helped California get into a real estate boom fueled by the housing industry and reach 6 million people in population






23. 1500: Cabral - Brazil






24. Where the British were defeated and led to expansion of battle from Canada and New York






25. The first conquistador and defeated the Aztec Empire in 1521 after they saw his arrival as a divine arrival of a god and let him into their empire






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






27. French explorer who mapped the coastline from cape Cod to Nova Scotia - explored Great Lakes and founded Montreal






28. 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






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






30. 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution that ensured that individuals and states would not suffer from excessive and arbitrary federal power






31. West Point graduates and used to handling firearms and driven






32. 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






33. Spanish conquistador's search of the Seven Cities of Cibola led to Spanish exploration of the Baja Peninsula






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






35. Southern states threatened to secede if this state was admitted as a free state






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






37. 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.






38. 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






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






40. The Modoc tribe of Northern California tried to take their land by force - the tribe lost and was forced to a reservation in Oregon and their leader was hanged






41. Spanish conquistador who captured the last Mayan city






42. Act passed by British to prevent colonial town meetings






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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. 1609: Hudson - New Netherlands (New York)






49. 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






50. Forced colonists to provide housing to British soldiers







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