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






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. War fought between America and Britain and it was caused by violations of U.S. neutrality and impressment of U.S. sailors. Victory led to national pride - self - sufficiency - and foreign credibility






4. 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






5. The priimary entry point for the immigrants from Asia






6. A major food staple of California native American tribes






7. Restrucutred local control over property taxes and led to cutbacks in taxes and decrease in the tax base available to fund social services






8. Acquired from Great Britain in 1846






9. 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






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






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






12. 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






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






14. Further tightened taxation and regulatory noose






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






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 Prohibited the immigration of Chinese - not repealed until World War II






17. The founder of the San Diego mission - the first of the 21 original Spanish Catholic missions in California - later established seven missions on the El Camino Real (The Royal Road)






18. 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






19. Lake that was drained as a result of the Owens River aqueduct and ultimately led Owens Valley to sue the city of Los Angeles






20. Amendment that abolished slavery throughout the United States






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






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






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






24. Construction began in 1863 and completed in 1869- done by mostly Chinese and Irish immigrants - met at Promontoary Point in utah






25. The land between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada






26. A major mountain range in California






27. Broad interpretation of the Constitution






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






29. 1500: Cabral - Brazil






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






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






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






33. Movement established to say that no slaves would be on the new western territories






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






35. Biggest immigrant group from 1850 to 1900. They successfully developed farms in the Midwest and skilled trades in larger cities.






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






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






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






39. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






40. Group who explored south of Alaska for fur trade - establish Fort Ross in San Francisco as a trading post






41. The idea that various immigrants cultural differences were minimized and assimilated together






42. The lowest point in California






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






44. Spanish conquistador who captured the last Mayan city






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






46. Immigrant group started migrating in the 1840s due to famine in their community. potato blight had decimated the potato harvest. They moved westward to the California Gold Rush of 1849






47. 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






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






49. Another religious group that arrived to Massachusetts Bay in 1629. They had a covenant with God to build 'a city on a hill'






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