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CSET U.S And California History

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1. Spanish conquerers of Central nand South America






2. 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






3. The first civlization to develop in MesoAmerica and were the first to develop a calendar and agrciultural community in America






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






5. Southeatern California native american tribes






6. Amendment that abolished slavery throughout the United States






7. 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






8. Discovered in 1853- mineres would use powerful hoses to shoot water at the hillsides to wash away the soil and findthe gold - damaged environment and killed fish






9. Construction began in 1863 and completed in 1869- done by mostly Chinese and Irish immigrants - met at Promontoary Point in utah






10. 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






11. Northern California Indian tribes






12. 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






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






14. 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






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






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






18. French explorer who explored Canada to find the Northwest Passage - river routes that would take explorers through North America






19. Spanish explorer who settled on a Carribbean island but found hismself in debt and wound up relocating on the east coast of what is now Panama - he spied the Pacific Ocean in 1513






20. 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






21. Another religious group that arrived to Massachusetts Bay in 1629. They had a covenant with God to build 'a city on a hill'






22. Drains the interior of the United States






23. MesoAmerican tribe that preceded the Aztecs but followed from the Mayans






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






25. Further tightened taxation and regulatory noose






26. The highest point in California






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






33. The year and month that California approves its first constitution






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






35. The central agricultural area of California






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






37. 1492: Columbus - West Indies and Bahamas -1513: Balboa - Panama -1519: Cortes - Mexico -1532: Pizarro - Peru






38. 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






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






40. Extends along the coast from New Jersey to Texas and is generally low land






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






42. 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






43. 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






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






45. 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






46. 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






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






48. Twice the population - strong navy - banking system and factories - Union industries were producing ammunition and goods - driven black soldiers fighting for the freedom of their families






49. Year that California faces largest budget deficit






50. The first settlers to arrive in Massachusetts. It was a religious group that fled Englandfor religious persecution in 1620