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CSET U.S And California History

Subjects : cset, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A major food staple of California native American tribes






2. Farm worker advocates who founded the United Farm Workers Union in 1962






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






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






5. The central agricultural area of California






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






7. sawmill owner whose employee John Marshall discovered discover gold in the Sierra Nevada foothills






8. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics






9. Tax that is placed on tea and led to the Boston Tea Party - colonialists dressed up as Indians and dumped tea from aboard British ships into Boston harbor






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






11. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






12. 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






13. Separation of Powers - Checks and Balances - Federal System - Powers of Congress - The Great Compromise - Bill of Rights - Amendments






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






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






16. 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






17. 1492: Columbus - West Indies and Bahamas -1513: Balboa - Panama -1519: Cortes - Mexico -1532: Pizarro - Peru






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






19. Amendment that abolished slavery throughout the United States






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






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






22. One of the first U.S. political parties. It was led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. They stood up for more for individual rights and 'strict construction.' They opposed industrialization and didn't think bank was a good idea. They later evolve






23. 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






24. System of land distribution in which there were very few wealthy land owners and many landless workers






25. 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






26. Opened in 1914 and extends international links






27. Forced colonists to provide housing to British soldiers






28. 1608: de Champlain - Canada (Quebec) -1682: La Salle - Louisiana






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






30. Conduct elections - ratify amendments to constitution - issue licenses - regulate intrastate (within state) to business - establish local governments - take measures for public health and safety - any other powers that the Constitution does not reser






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






38. 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






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






40. 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






41. A major mountain range in California






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






48. Ended the Mexican American War and brought California - Arizona - New Mesxico - Nevada - Utah - Colorado and Wyoming into the mix






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






50. Northern California Indian tribes