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CSET U.S And California History

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1. Further tightened taxation and regulatory noose






2. Developed in 880 AD in the Mississippi and built large religious mound structures






3. 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






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






5. 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






6. 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






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






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






9. 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






10. Captured Los Angeles until it was rec - captured by Governor Pico and General Castro for Mexico






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






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






13. War between the French and British that ended with the defeat of French and Indian allies. It ordered French to be completely removed from North America and Spain relinquished parts of Florida in exchange for New Orleans and lands west of Mississippi






14. 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






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






16. Restrucutred local control over property taxes and led to cutbacks in taxes and decrease in the tax base available to fund social services






17. In the U.S. Constitution - it is a system of checks and balances between the three branches of government






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






19. War fought between U.S. and Mexico to gain more territory in the Southwest






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






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






22. Year that California faces largest budget deficit






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






24. Established processes for amendment that required 3/4 approval of the states and 2/3 of each house of Congress






25. 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






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






27. French explorer who explored Canada to find the Northwest Passage - river routes that would take explorers through North America






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






29. 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






30. Dutch East India Company explorer who found New York and the mouth of the Hudson River






31. The first English settlement in the New World in 1607






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






33. A tax placed on legal documents including newspapers - led to the establishment of the Stamp Act Congress - first assembly of colonialists against British regulation






34. People who took land from the original Californios






35. Act passed by British to prevent colonial town meetings






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






37. 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






38. 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






39. 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






40. The number one resource that California is quickly running out of with its ever growing population






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






42. Drains the interior of the United States






43. 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






44. Amendment that abolished slavery throughout the United States






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






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






47. The earliest form of the American Constitution that was adopted in 1781. Weak because government could not raise money from states and have no budget - could not regulate trade or conduct foreign policy without obtaining consent from states on each m






48. 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)






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






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