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






2. People have certain natural rights including life - liberty - and the pursuit of happiness - Government is set by the consent of the governed - It is the right of the people to overthrow unjust governments

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3. Powers explicitly mentioned in Constitution were fedreal powers

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4. Renamed the Southern Pacific Company and controlled all the railroads in California - president was Leland Stanford was a California governor and U.S. Senator






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






12. 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






13. In the U.S. constitution - it interpets the laws






14. 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






15. 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






16. State established in 1638 by a delegation to establish a Swedish colony






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






18. 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






19. 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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. 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






26. An effort to establish an indepndent California republic






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






28. Migrants who came to California during the Dust Bowl and followed crops from farm to farm






29. Monopoly also called 'an octopus'






30. 1500: Cabral - Brazil






31. Compact used to colonize New Hampshire






32. The highest point in California






33. During Great Depression - the Shasta Dam was built to bring water from the north to meet the farming needs of the South - the CVP was never completed - drained marshalnds and enviromnmental activists were successful at preventing the damming of the A






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






35. Native American group who were skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






36. 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






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






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






39. Called in 1787 to reform the Articles of Confederation






40. Broad interpretation of the Constitution






41. Drains the interior of the United States






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






43. The priimary entry point for the immigrants from Asia






44. 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






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






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






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






48. people from the eastern United States who came to California to saerch for gold. Were not so lucky about finding gold because the route to California was difficult and dangerous whether by land or by sea






49. A Quaker who received land to estsablish Pennsylvania as the first Enlightenment - inspired government entity and abolished slavery






50. Native American empire with stepped pyramids - utilized multiple calendars - and possessede extensive astronomical knowledge