Test your basic knowledge |

CSET U.S And California History

Subjects : cset, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Union created blockade of Southern ports and Confederate cotton rotted on the docks






2. Act passed by British to prevent colonial town meetings






3. Towns that grew around the missions and presidios as settlers moved up from Mexico






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






5. A major food staple of California native American tribes






6. Southeatern California native american tribes






7. Southern California native american tribes






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






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






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






11. In the U.S. constitution - it enforces laws






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






13. The wind west of the Appalachians - An importance influence on climate: In the winter - cold air from the northwest produces freezing temperatures - In the summer - warm - moist southwesterly winds cause hot - humid weather






14. The immigration group that helped build the railroads later settled in San Francisco. They took low wage jobs and later became small business entrepreneurs






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






16. MesoAmerican empire who once reigned from equator to Chile and between the Andes Mountain. They practiced terracing and irrigating steep mountainsides. Were defeateed by smallpox epidemic






17. The priimary entry point for the immigrants from Asia






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. 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






25. 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






26. Northern California Indian tribes






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






28. 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






29. 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






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






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






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






33. America's new settlers transplanted long - standing traditions of England's government - with the first important steps taken by the earliest colonies of Plymouth (Massachusetts) and Virginia. - All of England's colonies based their goverming systems






34. 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






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






36. Prohibited the immigration of Chinese - not repealed until World War II






37. Biggest immigrant group from 1850 to 1900. They successfully developed farms in the Midwest and skilled trades in larger cities.






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






39. Monopoly also called 'an octopus'






40. Immigrant group that had already moved to Hawaii






41. 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






42. 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






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






44. Occurred right after 'shots heard round the world' happened (Lexington and Concord)






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






46. 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






47. Called in 1787 to reform the Articles of Confederation






48. The two major deserts in California






49. State established in 1638 by a delegation to establish a Swedish colony






50. The foothills at the base of the Appalachian mountains - In the eastern region of the United States