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CSET U.S And California History

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






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






3. (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






4. In the eastern region of the United States






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






6. Occurred right after 'shots heard round the world' happened (Lexington and Concord)






7. Forced colonists to provide housing to British soldiers






8. Native American group developed in Southwest and were were skilled builders






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






10. Amendment that abolished slavery throughout the United States






11. The first conquistador and defeated the Aztec Empire in 1521 after they saw his arrival as a divine arrival of a god and let him into their empire






12. 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






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






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






15. Industry started in California during WWII and based in the Los Angeles - including Long Beach






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






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






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






19. 1860 mailing service that carried mail in ten days from Missouri to California - went out of business in 1861 when the first telegraph was completed






20. Central California native American tribes






21. One of the first American political parties. It was led by Alexander Hamilton - John Adams and John Jay. They beleived in strong central government and loose construction. They wanted to create a national bank and use government funds to support indu






22. Established in 1764 - this asct combined new taxes on imports like sugar






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






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






25. 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






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






27. French explorer who mapped the coastline from cape Cod to Nova Scotia - explored Great Lakes and founded Montreal






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






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






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






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






32. More restrictive legislation towards Japanese and that they were inelgible for citizenship and could not own land






33. A group of Republicans that were outraged that former Confederate officials were being elected back to Congress






34. 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






35. 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






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






37. 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






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






40. 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






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






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

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






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






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






46. The first English settlement in the New World in 1607






47. French explorer who explored Canada to find the Northwest Passage - river routes that would take explorers through North America






48. Drains the interior of the United States






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






50. The crest of the Rocky Mountains - Rivers that begin east of it flow toward the Atlantic Ocean - Western rivers flow toward the Pacific Ocean