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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. Amendment that abolished slavery throughout the United States






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






3. Opened in 1914 and extends international links






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






5. The highest point in California






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






7. 1609: Hudson - New Netherlands (New York)






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






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






11. Acquired from Great Britain in 1846






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






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






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






15. Southern California native american tribes






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






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

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






19. Drains the interior of the United States






20. A major food staple of California native American tribes






21. Issued by King of england to forbid colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains - led the british to raise taxes so they could support hundreds of troops to be stationed in the colonies - along with a raise of taxes






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






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






24. 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution that ensured that individuals and states would not suffer from excessive and arbitrary federal power






25. 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






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






27. English explorer who sailed up the California coast to the pacific Northwest






28. Led by Southern Carolina and the election of abolitionist ally Abraham Lincoln in 1880 - the slave states decided that they had the right to leave the Union if they wanted to in 1880






29. People who took land from the original Californios






30. Year that California faces largest budget deficit






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






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






33. War that helped California get into a real estate boom fueled by the housing industry and reach 6 million people in population






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






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






36. The priimary entry point for the immigrants from Asia






37. Native American group developed in Southwest and were were skilled builders






38. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics






39. 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






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






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






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






43. Lincoln's vice president became president






44. 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)






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






46. The first constitution to realizeno authrotiy than its own and governed the common wealth






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






48. 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






49. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






50. The foothills at the base of the Appalachian mountains - In the eastern region of the United States