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CSET U.S And California History

Subjects : cset, history
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. California industry that counts for 13 percent of gross domestic product and includes the state's theeme parks and urban centers - inlcuidng national wonders






2. 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






3. Southern California native american tribes






4. Year that California faces largest budget deficit






5. Visor general to New Spain urges kinig that they should settle California before the English or russians took over it - two expeditions went by sea and two expeditions went by land






6. 1st 10 Amendments to the Constitution - Introduced by Madison - A series of limitations on the power of the U.S. federal government; added to protect the rights of individuals and safeguard the sovereignty of the states over their own affairs






7. Acquired from Great Britain in 1846






8. U.S. Act that helped reduce instances of religious descrimination






9. 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






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






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






12. 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






13. Industry in California employs more thtan 500000 people mostly in Hollywood






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






15. Spanish conquerers of Central nand South America






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






22. Native American group who inhabited the Southwest after the Anasazi people and built extensive adobe cities






23. 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






24. Spanish conquistador who captured the last Mayan city






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

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26. The founder of the San Diego mission - the first of the 21 original Spanish Catholic missions in California - later established seven missions on the El Camino Real (The Royal Road)






27. 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






28. MesoAmerican empire who once reigned from equator to Chile and between the Andes Mountain. They practiced terracing and irrigating steep mountainsides. Were defeateed by smallpox epidemic






29. A major mountain range in California






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






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






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






33. 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






34. America's new settlers transplanted long - standing traditions of England's government - with the first important steps taken by the earliest colonies of Plymouth (Massachusetts) and Virginia. - All of England's colonies based their goverming systems






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






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






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






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






39. Immigrant group that had already moved to Hawaii






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






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






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






43. 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






44. Completes the rest of the Spanish missions following Junipero Serra's death






45. The lowest point in California






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

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47. Amendment that abolished slavery throughout the United States






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






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






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