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CSET U.S And California History

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






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






3. An era fueled by availabliity of a cheap labor pool in the form of recent immigrants. Newly built factories attracted even more immigrants to the states






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






5. 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






6. Central California native American tribes






7. A new group of immigrants that swelled in the midwestern and eastern cities. They lived in sseperate neighborhoods known as ghettos






8. 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






9. State that was a colony established for Catholics so they could escape religious persecution






10. State founded in 1733 as a buffer against Spain to Florida. It was the last of the 13 colonies established






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






12. State established in 1636 by Roger Williams to acknowledge religious freedom and the separation of 'church and state'






13. 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






14. Period in 1930s when a severe drought hit hte midwest and forced 350000 people to leave theier farms and lsot jobsand come to California






15. The first settlers to arrive in Massachusetts. It was a religious group that fled Englandfor religious persecution in 1620






16. Amendment that abolished slavery throughout the United States






17. Visor general to New Spain urges kinig that they should settle California before the English or russians took over it - two expeditions went by sea and two expeditions went by land






18. Called in 1787 to reform the Articles of Confederation






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






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






21. (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






22. Migrants who came to California during the Dust Bowl and followed crops from farm to farm






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






24. Southern California native american tribes






25. 1492: Columbus - West Indies and Bahamas -1513: Balboa - Panama -1519: Cortes - Mexico -1532: Pizarro - Peru






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






27. One of the first U.S. political parties. It was led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. They stood up for more for individual rights and 'strict construction.' They opposed industrialization and didn't think bank was a good idea. They later evolve






28. Addition of new territories would decide if they were going to be slave or non - slave owning states






29. Extends along the coast from New Jersey to Texas and is generally low land






30. sawmill owner whose employee John Marshall discovered discover gold in the Sierra Nevada foothills






31. Opened in 1914 and extends international links






32. An act in 1882 that barred immigration of Chiense laborers and gave immigration officals the ability to define what a laborer is - Chinese wives also forbidden to rejoin their husbands and Chiense were ineligible for citizenship






33. Northern California Indian tribes






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






35. People who took land from the original Californios






36. 1607: Virginia Co. - Jamestown (Virginia)






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






38. 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






39. Group of immigrants that first came to live in America. They either came from the northern route from Asia through a land bridge crossing the Bering Strait or through South american shores on boats






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






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

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42. System of land distribution in which there were very few wealthy land owners and many landless workers






43. 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






44. The first battle of the Civil War. Seccessionists fire on the remaining Union sronghold in the South.






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






46. Immigrant group that had already moved to Hawaii






47. A tax placed on legal documents including newspapers - led to the establishment of the Stamp Act Congress - first assembly of colonialists against British regulation






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






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






50. Acquired from Great Britain in 1846







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