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CSET U.S And California History

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1. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






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






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 Prohibited the immigration of Chinese - not repealed until World War II






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






5. Caused from multiple Spanish invasions - economic wars between divided tribes






6. 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






7. Further tightened taxation and regulatory noose






8. Ultiimately defeated General Pico and re - captured Los Angeles in 1847 - ending the Mexican American war






9. Explorers commissioned by Thomas Jefferson to explore the newly purchased Lousiiana territory






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






11. 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






12. The central agricultural area of California






13. Spanish conquerers of Central nand South America






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






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






16. Broad interpretation of the Constitution






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






18. 1776 Written by Thomas Jefferson - Based on the ideas of English Enlightenment philosopher John Locke - In Locke's 'Second Treatise of Civil Government' (1690) - he set forth basic ideas embodied in the Declaration of Independence.






19. Movement established to say that no slaves would be on the new western territories






20. Launched the Revolutionary War - British general ordered destruction of citizens growing number of guns and ammunition - colonialists defended their supplies






21. Lake that was drained as a result of the Owens River aqueduct and ultimately led Owens Valley to sue the city of Los Angeles






22. The wind west of the Appalachians - An importance influence on climate: In the winter - cold air from the northwest produces freezing temperatures - In the summer - warm - moist southwesterly winds cause hot - humid weather






23. 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






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






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






26. Called in 1787 to reform the Articles of Confederation






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. 1607: Virginia Co. - Jamestown (Virginia)






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






35. State that was a colony established for Catholics so they could escape religious persecution






36. Industry started in California during WWII and based in the Los Angeles - including Long Beach






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. A tradition of free public education was started in the villages of New England - Religious tolerance supplanted an early religious dogmatism first established by the Puritans in Massachusetts - A conscious choice was made to leave the idea of heredi






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






44. A major food staple of California native American tribes






45. Spanish conquistador who captured the last Mayan city






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

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






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






49. 1860 mailing service that carried mail in ten days from Missouri to California - went out of business in 1861 when the first telegraph was completed






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