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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. Native American group who inhabited the Southwest after the Anasazi people and built extensive adobe cities






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






4. 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






5. 1500: Cabral - Brazil






6. The camps that Japanese peopel were rounded to in WWII






7. 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






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 Prohibited the immigration of Chinese - not repealed until World War II






9. Completes the rest of the Spanish missions following Junipero Serra's death






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






11. Lincoln's vice president became president






12. Spanish explorer who explored coastal areas of San diego - Santa Barbara and Monterrey






13. Raised theflag near Monterey and then retreated from the area - started the Mexican Americna War






14. Drains the interior of the United States






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






16. Amendment that abolished slavery throughout the United States






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






18. (Mnemonic: Very many nice men came running down North Street - not needing police guards.) 1. Virginia 2. Massachusetts 3. New Hampshire 4. Maryland 5. Connecticut 6. Rhode Island 7. Delaware 8. North Carolina 9. South Carolina 10. New Jersey 11. New






19. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






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






21. The major Union battle victory in 1863 that led to The Gettysberg Address - Lincoln's declaration that the Union will not be divided






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






23. Repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act






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






25. 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






26. Broad interpretation of the Constitution






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






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






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






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






31. Southern California native american tribes






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






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






34. 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






35. 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






36. The two major deserts in California






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






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






40. Several preachers started to speak of Christian salvation as something under control of individual - challenged traditional perceptions of Christianity to focus of individual salvation






41. 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)






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






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






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






45. Immigrant group that had already moved to Hawaii






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






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






48. California governor election promises to break Southern Pacific's grip on the state - won and passed many progressive goals






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






50. 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