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CSET U.S And California History
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1. The first declaration of self - government in the New World
Mayflower Compact
how Union defeated Confederates
Balboa
Johann Sutter
2. 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
War of 1812
how Union defeated Confederates
The Aztec Empire
Federalist Papers
3. Native American group who were skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi
Hopewell people
tule
Chumash - Tongya (Gabrielino) - Salinan - Cahuilla
Proclamation of 1763
4. Completes the rest of the Spanish missions following Junipero Serra's death
Father Fermin Lausen
Pony Express
black codes
The Piedmont
5. 1609: Hudson - New Netherlands (New York)
Mono Lake
apparel industry
Exeter Compact
Europeans in the New World: Netherlands
6. Broad interpretation of the Constitution
recall
Quechan (Yuma) and Mohave tribes
Exeter Compact
loose construction
7. Amendment that abolished slavery throughout the United States
Maryland Toleration Act of 1649
Pony Express
Thirteenth Amendment
Union advantage
8. In the eastern region of the United States
The Cumberland and Allegheny plateaus
Rodney Case
Workingmen's Party
The Piedmont
9. Written by John Jay - Alexander Hamilton and James Madison about the need of a strong federal government
Okies
Federalist Papers
separation of powers
acorns
10. Spanish conquistador's search of the Seven Cities of Cibola led to Spanish exploration of the Baja Peninsula
rights of states
tule
Hernando Cortez
Sir Francis Drake
11. A major food staple of California native American tribes
The Sierra Nevada and the Cascade Range
The Chinese Exclusion Act
Connecticut Commonwealth
acorns
12. 1607: Virginia Co. - Jamestown (Virginia)
War of 1812
Balboa
California
Europeans in the New World: Britain
13. The highest point in California
Mayflower Compact
Mt. Whitney
how Union defeated Confederates
Jose de Galves
14. Major issue that was disputed by population (Virginia Plan) vs. equal representation (the Connecticut Plan)
Yurok - Hupa - Shasta - Modoc - Achumawi
tourism
Amerindians
issue of representation under the Constitution
15. A division of power that spells out the roles between the government and the states
Mt. Whitney
Hopewell people
federalism
Angel Island
16. Drains the interior of the United States
The Mississippi River
the Oregon Territory
French and Indian War
rancho system
17. In the U.S. Constitution - it is a system of checks and balances between the three branches of government
separation of powers
Progressives
Compromise of 1850
Appomattox Court
18. 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
War of 1812
Mt. Whitney
Europeans in the New World: France
Railroad Act of 1864
19. Spanish explorer who sailed to Pacific coast to find fabled Northwest Passage - wound up in San Francisco Bay and called the territory Alta California
1850
Juan Cabrillo
Federalist Papers
Louisiana Purchase
20. Reeds used by central California native Americans to build homes
tule
Salton Sea
entertainment
Sebastian Vicaino
21. Acknowledged the tension between the economic and political status of minorities
Battle of Lexington and Concord (Conneticut)
Irish
Watts Riots
the Oregon Territory
22. U.S. Act that helped reduce instances of religious descrimination
The Piedmont
manifest destiny
Maryland Toleration Act of 1649
Germans
23. One of the first American political parties. It was led by Alexander Hamilton - John Adams and John Jay. They beleived in strong central government and loose construction. They wanted to create a national bank and use government funds to support indu
tourism
Federalist Party
Mono Lake
Hetch Hetchy Dam
24. The first constitution to realizeno authrotiy than its own and governed the common wealth
Connecticut Commonwealth
1850
Bill of Rights
Quechan (Yuma) and Mohave tribes
25. Native American group who inhabited the Southwest after the Anasazi people and built extensive adobe cities
Pueblo Indians
Europeans in the New World: Portugal
The Maya Empire
loose construction
26. A dam across the Tuolumne River that would flood Yosemite - protested by naturalist John Muir. Instead - an aqueduct was constructed to carry water from the reservoir to the city
November 1849
Puritans
Hetch Hetchy Dam
hydraulic mining -
27. Industry based in Southern California areas - focus on casual - warm weather clothing
Balboa
apparel industry
Appomattox Court
Chinese
28. Native American group developed in Southwest and were were skilled builders
Anasazi culture
Francisco Montejo
Maryland
Ten Percent Plan
29. State established in 1636 by Roger Williams to acknowledge religious freedom and the separation of 'church and state'
The Cumberland and Allegheny plateaus
Rhode Island
Workingmen's Party
Ten Percent Plan
30. War in which Spain relinquished its North American claims east of the Mississippi River
manifest destiny
Major battles of the Civil War
French and Indian War
the conquistadores
31. In the U.S. constitution - it makes the laws
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
Connecticut Commonwealth
legislative branch
Stamp Tax
32. A tax placed on legal documents including newspapers - led to the establishment of the Stamp Act Congress - first assembly of colonialists against British regulation
Stamp Tax
Ten Percent Plan
The Gulf Stream
Uncle Tom's Cabin
33. Migrants who came to California during the Dust Bowl and followed crops from farm to farm
Locke's beliefs that influenced US constitution
missions
Okies
1850
34. Addition of new territories would decide if they were going to be slave or non - slave owning states
Sierra Nevadas
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Salton Sea
rights of the federal government
35. In the U.S. constitution - it enforces laws
Mayflower Compact
executive branch
Puritans
New Government
36. 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
The Sierra Nevada and the Cascade Range
Election of 1876
Townsheld Acts of 1767
November 1849
37. Restrucutred local control over property taxes and led to cutbacks in taxes and decrease in the tax base available to fund social services
Proposition 13
Union advantage
'strict construction'
Jose de Galves
38. The idea that southern staets should refuse to obey the laws tha t they did not agree with
nullification
pueblos
Union advantage
The Continental Divide
39. Ended the Mexican American War and brought California - Arizona - New Mesxico - Nevada - Utah - Colorado and Wyoming into the mix
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Louisiana Purchase
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Death Valley
40. Material that led to California to be populated by 40000 miners from all over the United States
Land Commission
Union advantage
Gold
The southeastern Coastal Plain
41. 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
Europeans in the New World: Netherlands
Pomo - Miwok - Maidu - and Yokuts
The Inca Empire
Central Valley Project
42. Print money - regulate interstae and international trade - make treaties - declare war and field armed forces - establish post office - make laws necessarsy to execute powers
melting pot
rights of the federal government
Europeans in the New World: Portugal
Europeans in the New World: Britain
43. Act passed by British to prevent colonial town meetings
Father Fermin Lausen
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
'strict construction'
Intolerable Acts of 1774
44. 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
Modoc War
Balboa
Proclamation of 1763
The Inca Empire
45. More restrictive legislation towards Japanese and that they were inelgible for citizenship and could not own land
California Alien Land Act
squatters
how Union defeated Confederates
Rhode Island
46. Final battle of the Revolutionary war. British stronghold falls in 1781 and George Washington captures British general Lord cornwallis
Yorktown
The Mississippi River
Tea Act of 1773
Europeans in the New World
47. A new reform movement established in California favored workers rights and the people over big corporations
railroad
black codes
Trenton
Progressives
48. Towns that grew around the missions and presidios as settlers moved up from Mexico
Mexican - American War
Francisco Pizarro
pueblos
Maryland Toleration Act of 1649
49. Captured Los Angeles until it was rec - captured by Governor Pico and General Castro for Mexico
General Stockton
Important Battles of the Revolution
Yurok - Hupa - Shasta - Modoc - Achumawi
England and the colonies: differences
50. English explorer who sailed up the California coast to the pacific Northwest
Election of 1876
Bill of Rights
Sir Francis Drake
Emanciptation Proclomation