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CSET U.S And California History

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1. 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






2. The foothills at the base of the Appalachian mountains - In the eastern region of the United States






3. Forced colonists to provide housing to British soldiers






4. The central agricultural area of California






5. Several preachers started to speak of Christian salvation as something under control of individual - challenged traditional perceptions of Christianity to focus of individual salvation






6. Southern California native american tribes






7. In the U.S. constitution - it makes the laws






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






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






10. Tax that is placed on tea and led to the Boston Tea Party - colonialists dressed up as Indians and dumped tea from aboard British ships into Boston harbor






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






12. 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






13. 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






14. An Atlantic warm - water current that warms the East Coast in winter and is responsible for excellent fishing






15. 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






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






17. (Mnemonic: Very many nice men came running down North Street - not needing police guards.) 1. Virginia 2. Massachusetts 3. New Hampshire 4. Maryland 5. Connecticut 6. Rhode Island 7. Delaware 8. North Carolina 9. South Carolina 10. New Jersey 11. New






18. Decision that said that slaves count as three - fifths of the population






19. 1860 mailing service that carried mail in ten days from Missouri to California - went out of business in 1861 when the first telegraph was completed






20. A division of power that spells out the roles between the government and the states






21. Established in 1764 - this asct combined new taxes on imports like sugar






22. People who took land from the original Californios






23. 1492: Columbus - West Indies and Bahamas -1513: Balboa - Panama -1519: Cortes - Mexico -1532: Pizarro - Peru






24. Spanish explorer who settled on a Carribbean island but found hismself in debt and wound up relocating on the east coast of what is now Panama - he spied the Pacific Ocean in 1513






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






26. Captured Monterey Bay and claimed thearea for the United States






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






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






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






30. Immigrant group that had already moved to Hawaii






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






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






33. Central California native American tribes






34. Renamed the Southern Pacific Company and controlled all the railroads in California - president was Leland Stanford was a California governor and U.S. Senator






35. 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






36. Occurred right after 'shots heard round the world' happened (Lexington and Concord)






37. 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






38. Authored by Thomas Jefferson and focused on the declaration of 'life - liberty - and pursuit of happiness'






39. 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






40. Compact used to colonize New Hampshire






41. people from the eastern United States who came to California to saerch for gold. Were not so lucky about finding gold because the route to California was difficult and dangerous whether by land or by sea






42. 1500: Cabral - Brazil






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






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






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






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






47. An effort to establish an indepndent California republic






48. The Spanish attempt to colonize California by building Missionsand converting the Spanish






49. A group of Republicans that were outraged that former Confederate officials were being elected back to Congress






50. Final battle of the Revolutionary war. British stronghold falls in 1781 and George Washington captures British general Lord cornwallis