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CSET U.S And California History

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






2. 1500: Cabral - Brazil






3. Addition of new territories would decide if they were going to be slave or non - slave owning states






4. Established processes for amendment that required 3/4 approval of the states and 2/3 of each house of Congress






5. State established in 1636 by Roger Williams to acknowledge religious freedom and the separation of 'church and state'






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






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






8. 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






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






10. Most of it is generally flat land: - The eastern half is called the interior lowlands - The western half is called the Great Plains






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






12. The priimary entry point for the immigrants from Asia






13. 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






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






15. 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






16. Immigrant group that crossed California's border. The border remains easily crossed even though there is a frequent loss of life






17. 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.






18. 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






19. 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






20. Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders in 1865 and ends the civil war






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






27. A major mountain range in California






28. Compact used to colonize New Hampshire






29. 1608: de Champlain - Canada (Quebec) -1682: La Salle - Louisiana






30. Acquired from Great Britain in 1846






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






32. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






33. A mechanism of California's constitutuion to end an elected official's tenure in office before itw as scheduled for completition. It is initiated by a citizen and requires the signatures of a percentage of the number voting in the last gubernatorial






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






35. Form the western mountain ranges - The western slope of the Sierra Nevada borders the Central Valley of California - The Coast Ranges form the western wall of the Central Valley






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






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






38. The lowest point in California






39. Period in 1930s when a severe drought hit hte midwest and forced 350000 people to leave theier farms and lsot jobsand come to California






40. A new reform movement established in California favored workers rights and the people over big corporations






41. 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






42. Spanish conquerers of Central nand South America






43. Immigrant group that had already moved to Hawaii






44. Amendment that abolished slavery throughout the United States






45. The two major deserts in California






46. A major food staple of California native American tribes






47. 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






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

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49. 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






50. 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