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CSET U.S And California History

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






2. The year and month that California approves its first constitution






3. 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






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






5. The idea that southern staets should refuse to obey the laws tha t they did not agree with






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






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






8. 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






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






10. 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






11. 1500: Cabral - Brazil






12. Drains the interior of the United States






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






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






15. Immigrant group that joined Irish on the Gold Rush and railroad construction - opened businesses and were envied by others






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






17. The lowest point in California






18. Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders in 1865 and ends the civil war






19. 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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. Spanish forts that were built for missionaries and settlers to hide in when Indians revolted






33. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






34. Monopoly also called 'an octopus'






35. 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.






36. MesoAmerican tribe that preceded the Aztecs but followed from the Mayans






37. In the eastern region of the United States






38. 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






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






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






41. The two major deserts in California






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






43. 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






44. 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






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


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






47. 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






48. An Atlantic warm - water current that warms the East Coast in winter and is responsible for excellent fishing






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






50. (Mnemonic: Fat babies love to piss - **** - yell.) Fort Ticonderoga - Bunker Hill - Long Island - Trenton - Princeton - Saratoga - Yorktown