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CSET U.S And California History
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1. Treaty with Japan in 1907 that allowed wives to join theier husbands in the U.S. if the Japanese deny exit visas to any men wishing to emigrate to the United States - led to the picture brides who married Japanese men who they had never met
2. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay
Sebastian Cermeno
initiative
Compromise of 1850
Sir Francis Drake
3. Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders in 1865 and ends the civil war
Pueblo Indians
nullification
Europeans in the New World: Spain
Appomattox Court
4. 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
manifest destiny
Mt. Whitney
Bill of Rights
Ten Percent Plan
5. Immigrant group that crossed California's border. The border remains easily crossed even though there is a frequent loss of life
missions
Mexicans
French and Indian War
presidios
6. The crest of the Rocky Mountains - Rivers that begin east of it flow toward the Atlantic Ocean - Western rivers flow toward the Pacific Ocean
Europeans in the New World: Spain
Amerindians
The Continental Divide
rancho system
7. The land between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada
The Great Basin
November 1849
William Penn
Mono Lake
8. The lowest point in California
Central Valley Project
Immigration Act of 1965
Transcontinental Railroad
Death Valley
9. 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
War of 1812
Jose Figueroa
missions
Jamestown
10. In the U.S. constitution - it interpets the laws
merchant Sam Brannon
judicial branch
pueblos
tourism
11. 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
Whig Party
The Sierra Nevada and the Cascade Range
Andrew Johnson
The Continental Divide
12. publicized the gold discovery and bought every shovel - pick axe and pan in the region and made much money
Jose Figueroa
Stamp Tax
merchant Sam Brannon
Three - Fifths Compromise
13. 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
Constitutional Convention
The Chinese Exclusion Act
Exeter Compact
Sierra Nevadas
14. An effort to establish an indepndent California republic
Quartering Act
Railroad Act of 1864
Bear Flag Revolt
legislative branch
15. Authored by Thomas Jefferson and focused on the declaration of 'life - liberty - and pursuit of happiness'
Pilgrims
Sugar Act
Andrew Johnson
Declaration of Independence
16. (Mnemonic: Fun farmers always grow vegetables - specifically beets.) - Fort Sumter - First Battle of Bull Run - Antietam - Gettysburg - Vicksburg - Sherman's March to the Sea - Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
The Cumberland and Allegheny plateaus
Major battles of the Civil War
Important Battles of the Revolution
The Industrial Era of the United States
17. Codes that were created to restrict rights and freedoms of the slaves in the South - the concept of seperate but equal
Union advantage
John C. Fremont
black codes
Major battles of the Civil War
18. Biggest immigrant group from 1850 to 1900. They successfully developed farms in the Midwest and skilled trades in larger cities.
Hetch Hetchy Dam
water
Whig Party
Germans
19. Separation of Powers - Checks and Balances - Federal System - Powers of Congress - The Great Compromise - Bill of Rights - Amendments
New Government
tule
Europeans in the New World
black codes
20. The foothills at the base of the Appalachian mountains - In the eastern region of the United States
The Piedmont
Chinese
Mexican American War
rights of the federal government
21. The year and month that California approves its first constitution
Major battles of the Civil War
rights of the federal government
November 1849
Irish
22. Broad interpretation of the Constitution
Japanese
Battle of Gettysberg
loose construction
Gentleman's Agreement
23. 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
entertainment
Depression of 1870
Chinese
The Aztec Empire
24. Immigrant group that joined Irish on the Gold Rush and railroad construction - opened businesses and were envied by others
Chinese
The Declaration of Independence
Exeter Compact
Mayflower Compact
25. The idea that southern staets should refuse to obey the laws tha t they did not agree with
nullification
acorns
missions
Mt. Whitney
26. Compact used to colonize New Hampshire
Declaration of Independence
Exeter Compact
Mojave Desert and the Colorado desert
Cesar Chavez and Delores Huerta
27. 1608: de Champlain - Canada (Quebec) -1682: La Salle - Louisiana
The Great Basin
The Industrial Era of the United States
Europeans in the New World: France
Progressives
28. Written by John Jay - Alexander Hamilton and James Madison about the need of a strong federal government
Democratic Republicans
Federalist Papers
issue of representation under the Constitution
how Union defeated Confederates
29. 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
Connecticut Commonwealth
Anasazi culture
Three - Fifths Compromise
Prevailing Westerlies
30. Southeatern California native american tribes
Quechan (Yuma) and Mohave tribes
Irish
Land Commission
water
31. Led by Southern Carolina and the election of abolitionist ally Abraham Lincoln in 1880 - the slave states decided that they had the right to leave the Union if they wanted to in 1880
War of 1812
Puritans
secession
Democratic Republicans
32. A group of colonists that meti nPhiladelphia to plan steps for resistance to British authority
reasons of American immigration
First Continental Congress
Mexican - American War
Silicon Valley
33. sawmill owner whose employee John Marshall discovered discover gold in the Sierra Nevada foothills
The Piedmont
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Johann Sutter
The interior
34. Movement established to say that no slaves would be on the new western territories
free - soil movement
Quartering Act
The southeastern Coastal Plain
Juan Cabrillo
35. 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
Pilgrims
Cesar Chavez and Delores Huerta
Henry Hudson
England and the colonies: differences
36. Completes the rest of the Spanish missions following Junipero Serra's death
rights of states
Jose de Galves
Father Fermin Lausen
Mojave Desert and the Colorado desert
37. From Spain - Portugal - Britain - France and the Netherlands
Mayflower Compact
The Great Basin
Sebastian Cermeno
Europeans in the New World
38. MesoAmerican tribe that preceded the Aztecs but followed from the Mayans
Amendments
Lewis and Clark
Toltecs
Three - Fifths Compromise
39. State founded in 1733 as a buffer against Spain to Florida. It was the last of the 13 colonies established
Georgia
Second Constitutional Congress
Francisco Pizarro
Prevailing Westerlies
40. The idea that Americans are destined to spread across the hemisphere and especially spread the good news of democracy
merchant Sam Brannon
Gold
manifest destiny
free - soil movement
41. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics
Georgia
Confederacy advanage
Silicon Valley
The southeastern Coastal Plain
42. 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
Railroad Act of 1864
separation of powers
Union advantage
Declaration of Independence
43. Republican Rutherford Hayes and Democrat Samuel Tilden run for President. Hayes promises to end the Reconstruction and allows Southern staets to establish the black codes. Caused the end of the Reconstruction in 1877
Election of 1876
Connecticut Commonwealth
apparel industry
The Sierra Nevada and the Cascade Range
44. The idea that various immigrants cultural differences were minimized and assimilated together
Revolutionary War
Intolerable Acts of 1774
melting pot
The Industrial Era of the United States
45. Industry in California employs more thtan 500000 people mostly in Hollywood
Election of 1876
Bill of Rights
Uncle Tom's Cabin
entertainment
46. Lake that was drained as a result of the Owens River aqueduct and ultimately led Owens Valley to sue the city of Los Angeles
Jacques Cartier
Mono Lake
Mexican American War
separation of powers
47. West Point graduates and used to handling firearms and driven
Confederacy advanage
Henry Hudson
Chumash - Tongya (Gabrielino) - Salinan - Cahuilla
Sebastian Cermeno
48. The first settlers to arrive in Massachusetts. It was a religious group that fled Englandfor religious persecution in 1620
Maryland
Balboa
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Pilgrims
49. Led to the chinese being blamed for the lack of jobs and they suffered violence and property damaged
the Oregon Territory
Depression of 1870
tule
Tea Act of 1773
50. Immigrant group that had already moved to Hawaii
pueblos
Japanese
sacred expedition
Commodore Sloat