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CSET U.S And California History

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

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






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






4. A man - made lake caused by the flooding of a 70- mile long canal from the Colorado river to the Colorado desert






5. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics






6. Group of immigrants that first came to live in America. They either came from the northern route from Asia through a land bridge crossing the Bering Strait or through South american shores on boats






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






8. 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.






9. publicized the gold discovery and bought every shovel - pick axe and pan in the region and made much money






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






11. 1608: de Champlain - Canada (Quebec) -1682: La Salle - Louisiana






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






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






14. One of the first American political parties. It was led by Alexander Hamilton - John Adams and John Jay. They beleived in strong central government and loose construction. They wanted to create a national bank and use government funds to support indu






15. Feature of California's constitutuion that alllows a statute or amendment that has passed the stae legislature which has then placed the proposed law on the ballot for approval by the electorate






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






17. Group who explored south of Alaska for fur trade - establish Fort Ross in San Francisco as a trading post






18. 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






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






20. The first English settlement in the New World in 1607






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






22. The first declaration of self - government in the New World






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






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






26. Restrucutred local control over property taxes and led to cutbacks in taxes and decrease in the tax base available to fund social services






27. Immigrant group that had already moved to Hawaii






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






29. The central agricultural area of California






30. (Mnemonic: Very many nice men came running down North Street - not needing police guards.) 1. Virginia 2. Massachusetts 3. New Hampshire 4. Maryland 5. Connecticut 6. Rhode Island 7. Delaware 8. North Carolina 9. South Carolina 10. New Jersey 11. New






31. Established in 1764 - this asct combined new taxes on imports like sugar






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






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






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






35. 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






36. 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution that ensured that individuals and states would not suffer from excessive and arbitrary federal power






37. 1607: Virginia Co. - Jamestown (Virginia)






38. Monopoly also called 'an octopus'






39. Made in 1803 by President Thoomas Jefferson and led to the acquisition of the territory west of the existing United States






40. Print money - regulate interstae and international trade - make treaties - declare war and field armed forces - establish post office - make laws necessarsy to execute powers






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






42. In the U.S. constitution - it enforces laws






43. State founded in 1733 as a buffer against Spain to Florida. It was the last of the 13 colonies established






44. The land between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada






45. 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






46. 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






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






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






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






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






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