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CSET U.S And California History

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






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






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






4. Central California native American tribes






5. 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






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






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






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 Prohibited the immigration of Chinese - not repealed until World War II






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






10. Repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act






11. 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






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






13. War between Mexico and Spain that led to Mexico's independence and ownership of California in 1810






14. A tradition of free public education was started in the villages of New England - Religious tolerance supplanted an early religious dogmatism first established by the Puritans in Massachusetts - A conscious choice was made to leave the idea of heredi






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






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






17. In the eastern region of the United States






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






19. 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






20. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics






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






22. 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






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






24. publicized the gold discovery and bought every shovel - pick axe and pan in the region and made much money






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






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






27. Developed in 880 AD in the Mississippi and built large religious mound structures






28. A major food staple of California native American tribes






29. Strong believers in the human capacity to do the right thing and did not need a strong central government






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






43. The year and month that California approves its first constitution






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






45. A man - made lake caused by the flooding of a 70- mile long canal from the Colorado river to the Colorado desert






46. 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






47. Caused from multiple Spanish invasions - economic wars between divided tribes






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






49. The central agricultural area of California






50. 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






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