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CSET U.S And California History

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






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






9. The central agricultural area of California






10. Mexican leader who closes the missions down except for the churches






11. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






12. 1608: de Champlain - Canada (Quebec) -1682: La Salle - Louisiana






13. The priimary entry point for the immigrants from Asia






14. 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






15. The two major deserts in California






16. Authored by Thomas Jefferson and focused on the declaration of 'life - liberty - and pursuit of happiness'






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






18. Farm worker advocates who founded the United Farm Workers Union in 1962






19. Union created blockade of Southern ports and Confederate cotton rotted on the docks






20. War fought between U.S. and Mexico to gain more territory in the Southwest






21. (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






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






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






24. 1492: Columbus - West Indies and Bahamas -1513: Balboa - Panama -1519: Cortes - Mexico -1532: Pizarro - Peru






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






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






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






28. Act passed by British to prevent colonial town meetings






29. Forced colonists to provide housing to British soldiers






30. An effort to establish an indepndent California republic






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






32. 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






33. Feature of California's constitution that gives individual citizens - citizen groups the power to placea proposed law on the ballot. Supporers must collect signatures equal to a small percengage of the electorate that votes in the most recent guberna






34. 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






35. 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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36. Final battle of the Revolutionary war. British stronghold falls in 1781 and George Washington captures British general Lord cornwallis






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






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






39. 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)






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






41. The Spanish attempt to colonize California by building Missionsand converting the Spanish






42. An Atlantic warm - water current that warms the East Coast in winter and is responsible for excellent fishing






43. Spanish explorer who sailed to Pacific coast to find fabled Northwest Passage - wound up in San Francisco Bay and called the territory Alta California






44. Powers explicitly mentioned in Constitution were fedreal powers

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45. 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






46. Captured Monterey Bay and claimed thearea for the United States






47. Gave southerneers a stronger fugitive slave law and popular sovereignty (territories would have the right to decide for themselves whether or not they wanted to adopt slavery on their borders) over newly conquered Mexico areas in exchange for Califor






48. 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






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






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







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