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CSET U.S And California History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Union created blockade of Southern ports and Confederate cotton rotted on the docks






2. Lincoln's vice president became president






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






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






5. 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






6. Spanish explorer who settled on a Carribbean island but found hismself in debt and wound up relocating on the east coast of what is now Panama - he spied the Pacific Ocean in 1513






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 Prohibited the immigration of Chinese - not repealed until World War II






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






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

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10. Ultiimately defeated General Pico and re - captured Los Angeles in 1847 - ending the Mexican American war






11. 1608: de Champlain - Canada (Quebec) -1682: La Salle - Louisiana






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






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






14. 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






15. English explorer who sailed up the California coast to the pacific Northwest






16. A group of colonists that meti nPhiladelphia to plan steps for resistance to British authority






17. Act passed by British to prevent colonial town meetings






18. Most of it is generally flat land: - The eastern half is called the interior lowlands - The western half is called the Great Plains






19. War between the French and British that ended with the defeat of French and Indian allies. It ordered French to be completely removed from North America and Spain relinquished parts of Florida in exchange for New Orleans and lands west of Mississippi






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






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






22. River 100 miles North of Los Angeles that the city of Los Angeles built an aqueduct on to bring the water to Los Angeles






23. Treaty with Japan in 1907 that allowed wives to join theier husbands in the U.S. if the Japanese deny exit visas to any men wishing to emigrate to the United States - led to the picture brides who married Japanese men who they had never met

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






25. Acquired from Great Britain in 1846






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






27. Major issue that was disputed by population (Virginia Plan) vs. equal representation (the Connecticut Plan)






28. 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution that ensured that individuals and states would not suffer from excessive and arbitrary federal power






29. 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






30. Monopoly also called 'an octopus'






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






32. Reeds used by central California native Americans to build homes






33. During the Reconstruction - a state could be readmitted if 10 percent of the former Confederates voted in the 1860 election vowed loyalty to the Union






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






35. 1607: Virginia Co. - Jamestown (Virginia)






36. (Mnemonic: Fun farmers always grow vegetables - specifically beets.) - Fort Sumter - First Battle of Bull Run - Antietam - Gettysburg - Vicksburg - Sherman's March to the Sea - Battle of Appomattox Courthouse






37. Twice the population - strong navy - banking system and factories - Union industries were producing ammunition and goods - driven black soldiers fighting for the freedom of their families






38. 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






39. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






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






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






42. 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






43. Northern California Indian tribes






44. Material that led to California to be populated by 40000 miners from all over the United States






45. The land between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada






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






47. Acknowledged the tension between the economic and political status of minorities






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






49. 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






50. Established a Senate with equal representation and House of Representatives based on population