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CSET U.S And California History

Subjects : cset, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders in 1865 and ends the civil war






2. Feature of California's constitutuion that alllows a statute or amendment that has passed the stae legislature which has then placed the proposed law on the ballot for approval by the electorate






3. Industry in California employs more thtan 500000 people mostly in Hollywood






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






5. Codes that were created to restrict rights and freedoms of the slaves in the South - the concept of seperate but equal






6. Tax that is placed on tea and led to the Boston Tea Party - colonialists dressed up as Indians and dumped tea from aboard British ships into Boston harbor






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

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8. 1607: Virginia Co. - Jamestown (Virginia)






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






10. The first civlization to develop in MesoAmerica and were the first to develop a calendar and agrciultural community in America






11. 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






12. Written by John Jay - Alexander Hamilton and James Madison about the need of a strong federal government






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






14. 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






15. Led to the chinese being blamed for the lack of jobs and they suffered violence and property damaged






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. (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






18. Opened in 1914 and extends international links






19. 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






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






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






22. In the U.S. Constitution - it is a system of checks and balances between the three branches of government






23. The two major deserts in California






24. 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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25. 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






26. The priimary entry point for the immigrants from Asia






27. Southern California native american tribes






28. Conduct elections - ratify amendments to constitution - issue licenses - regulate intrastate (within state) to business - establish local governments - take measures for public health and safety - any other powers that the Constitution does not reser






29. Industry based in Southern California areas - focus on casual - warm weather clothing






30. The year that California becomes the 31st state in the Union thanks to a compromise over slavery






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






32. From Spain - Portugal - Britain - France and the Netherlands






33. Established states of Nebraska and Kansas with popular sovereignty but motivated Northerneres to protest against slavery because it was pandering to the South






34. Native American empire with stepped pyramids - utilized multiple calendars - and possessede extensive astronomical knowledge






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






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






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

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38. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics






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






40. 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution that ensured that individuals and states would not suffer from excessive and arbitrary federal power






41. Established processes for amendment that required 3/4 approval of the states and 2/3 of each house of Congress






42. 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






43. Established so that Californios could get their land back - rancheros who had the time and money to prusue their claims got to keep their land






44. In the U.S. constitution - it interpets the laws






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






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






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






48. 1500: Cabral - Brazil






49. Broad interpretation of the Constitution






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