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






2. Monopoly also called 'an octopus'






3. The highest point in California






4. Codes that were created to restrict rights and freedoms of the slaves in the South - the concept of seperate but equal






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






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






7. The lowest point in California






8. Spanish forts that were built for missionaries and settlers to hide in when Indians revolted






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






10. Powers explicitly mentioned in Constitution were fedreal powers

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11. 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






12. Jan. 1 - 1863- the proclamation frees the slaves






13. State established in 1638 by a delegation to establish a Swedish colony






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






15. Central California native American tribes






16. 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






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






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






19. A major mountain range in California






20. Further tightened taxation and regulatory noose






21. During Great Depression - the Shasta Dam was built to bring water from the north to meet the farming needs of the South - the CVP was never completed - drained marshalnds and enviromnmental activists were successful at preventing the damming of the A






22. Drains the interior of the United States






23. Written by John Jay - Alexander Hamilton and James Madison about the need of a strong federal government






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






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






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






27. 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






28. 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






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






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






31. Native American empire that ruled from capital of Tenochtitlan in central Mexico. They had mulltiple calendars - system of writing and economy dependent on tribute. Also focused on worship of a sun god and human sacrifice






32. 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






33. The year that California becomes the 31st state in the Union thanks to a compromise over slavery






34. Facilities that the Spanish used to turned to the Indians to establish agricultural fields and learned Christianity. natives also were exposed to disease that they don't have immunity to. Also - brought olive trees and orange trees and introduced whe






35. In the eastern region of the United States






36. 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






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






38. In the eastern region of the United States - In the Northeast - they meat the ocean - forming a rough - rocky coast






39. Native American empire with stepped pyramids - utilized multiple calendars - and possessede extensive astronomical knowledge






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






41. Economic opportunity - freedom of religion and expresion - and adventure






42. Spanish conquistador who settled in Panama in 1520 - became governor of Peru and conquered the Inca empire based there






43. The Modoc tribe of Northern California tried to take their land by force - the tribe lost and was forced to a reservation in Oregon and their leader was hanged






44. Feature of California's constitution that gives individual citizens - citizen groups the power to placea proposed law on the ballot. Supporers must collect signatures equal to a small percengage of the electorate that votes in the most recent guberna






45. The final document that established United States government. It had to be ratified by at least nine states - process now is 2/3s of Congress and 38 out of 50 states






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






47. War that helped California get into a real estate boom fueled by the housing industry and reach 6 million people in population






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






49. Opened in 1914 and extends international links






50. 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