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CSET U.S And California History

Subjects : cset, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. An Atlantic warm - water current that warms the East Coast in winter and is responsible for excellent fishing






2. Year that California faces largest budget deficit






3. The two major deserts in California






4. The final document that established United States government. It had to be ratified by at least nine states - process now is 2/3s of Congress and 38 out of 50 states






5. 1492: Columbus - West Indies and Bahamas -1513: Balboa - Panama -1519: Cortes - Mexico -1532: Pizarro - Peru






6. 1500: Cabral - Brazil






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






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






9. 1607: Virginia Co. - Jamestown (Virginia)






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






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






12. Acknowledged the tension between the economic and political status of minorities






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






14. 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






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






16. Spanish forts that were built for missionaries and settlers to hide in when Indians revolted






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






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






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

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20. The Modoc tribe of Northern California tried to take their land by force - the tribe lost and was forced to a reservation in Oregon and their leader was hanged






21. 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






22. (Mnemonic: Fat babies love to piss - **** - yell.) Fort Ticonderoga - Bunker Hill - Long Island - Trenton - Princeton - Saratoga - Yorktown






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






24. A division of power that spells out the roles between the government and the states






25. River 100 miles North of Los Angeles that the city of Los Angeles built an aqueduct on to bring the water to Los Angeles






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






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

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






29. 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






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






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






32. 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution that ensured that individuals and states would not suffer from excessive and arbitrary federal power






33. 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






34. Jan. 1 - 1863- the proclamation frees the slaves






35. Established so that Californios could get their land back - rancheros who had the time and money to prusue their claims got to keep their land






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






37. A major mountain range in California






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






39. 1608: de Champlain - Canada (Quebec) -1682: La Salle - Louisiana






40. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics






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






42. 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






43. 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






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






45. Lincoln's vice president became president






46. 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






47. Treaty with Japan in 1907 that allowed wives to join theier husbands in the U.S. if the Japanese deny exit visas to any men wishing to emigrate to the United States - led to the picture brides who married Japanese men who they had never met

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






49. Spanish conquerers of Central nand South America






50. Established immigration quotas by eastern and western hemispheres rather than by county. Immigrants were brought in based on skills - need for family reunification - or status as poltical or economic refugees. Led to floods of immigrants came from As