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CSET U.S And California History

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






2. Called in 1787 to reform the Articles of Confederation






3. Acquired from Great Britain in 1846






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






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






6. 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






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






8. 1492: Columbus - West Indies and Bahamas -1513: Balboa - Panama -1519: Cortes - Mexico -1532: Pizarro - Peru






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






10. Act passed by British to prevent colonial town meetings






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






12. 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






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






14. Completes the rest of the Spanish missions following Junipero Serra's death






15. 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






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






17. Further tightened taxation and regulatory noose






18. Several preachers started to speak of Christian salvation as something under control of individual - challenged traditional perceptions of Christianity to focus of individual salvation






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






20. 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






21. 1500: Cabral - Brazil






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






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






24. Book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe about a heroic slave - further spurred the need for slaves to be free

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






26. The founder of the San Diego mission - the first of the 21 original Spanish Catholic missions in California - later established seven missions on the El Camino Real (The Royal Road)






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






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






29. The earliest form of the American Constitution that was adopted in 1781. Weak because government could not raise money from states and have no budget - could not regulate trade or conduct foreign policy without obtaining consent from states on each m






30. Southeatern California native american tribes






31. 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






32. Group who explored south of Alaska for fur trade - establish Fort Ross in San Francisco as a trading post






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






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






35. Gave southerneers a stronger fugitive slave law and popular sovereignty (territories would have the right to decide for themselves whether or not they wanted to adopt slavery on their borders) over newly conquered Mexico areas in exchange for Califor






36. 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






37. 1608: de Champlain - Canada (Quebec) -1682: La Salle - Louisiana






38. Broad interpretation of the Constitution






39. Movement established to say that no slaves would be on the new western territories






40. Final battle of the Revolutionary war. British stronghold falls in 1781 and George Washington captures British general Lord cornwallis






41. People have certain natural rights including life - liberty - and the pursuit of happiness - Government is set by the consent of the governed - It is the right of the people to overthrow unjust governments

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42. A major food staple of California native American tribes






43. Repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act






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






45. 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






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






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






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






49. Restrucutred local control over property taxes and led to cutbacks in taxes and decrease in the tax base available to fund social services






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