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CSET U.S And California History

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The first settlers to arrive in Massachusetts. It was a religious group that fled Englandfor religious persecution in 1620






2. 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

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3. An act signed by President Lincoln to create a railroad that would go all the way across the continent - provided loans to the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad so that theycould build the transcontiental railroad






4. The major Union battle victory in 1863 that led to The Gettysberg Address - Lincoln's declaration that the Union will not be divided






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






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






7. 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






8. Towns that grew around the missions and presidios as settlers moved up from Mexico






9. 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)






10. Powers explicitly mentioned in Constitution were fedreal powers

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






12. An effort to establish an indepndent California republic






13. 1776 Written by Thomas Jefferson - Based on the ideas of English Enlightenment philosopher John Locke - In Locke's 'Second Treatise of Civil Government' (1690) - he set forth basic ideas embodied in the Declaration of Independence.






14. A dam across the Tuolumne River that would flood Yosemite - protested by naturalist John Muir. Instead - an aqueduct was constructed to carry water from the reservoir to the city






15. The two major deserts in California






16. Acknowledged the tension between the economic and political status of minorities






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






18. Spanish conquistador who captured the last Mayan city






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






20. Provided more funding and gave the railroads ten square miles of land to the tracks for every mile of track laid






21. Central California native American tribes






22. Union created blockade of Southern ports and Confederate cotton rotted on the docks






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






24. Raised theflag near Monterey and then retreated from the area - started the Mexican Americna War






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






26. Called in 1787 to reform the Articles of Confederation






27. River 100 miles North of Los Angeles that the city of Los Angeles built an aqueduct on to bring the water to Los Angeles






28. Native American group who were skilled farmers who flourished in Ohio and Mississippi






29. 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






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






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






32. Biggest immigrant group from 1850 to 1900. They successfully developed farms in the Midwest and skilled trades in larger cities.






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






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






35. 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution that ensured that individuals and states would not suffer from excessive and arbitrary federal power






36. 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






37. 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






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






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






40. People who took land from the original Californios






41. Battle between United States and Mexico which followed the annexation of Texas. Led to the United States owning California in the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo






42. 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






43. The crest of the Rocky Mountains - Rivers that begin east of it flow toward the Atlantic Ocean - Western rivers flow toward the Pacific Ocean






44. publicized the gold discovery and bought every shovel - pick axe and pan in the region and made much money






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

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






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






49. Immigrant group that joined Irish on the Gold Rush and railroad construction - opened businesses and were envied by others






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