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CSET U.S And California History

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






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






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






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






5. 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






6. The first battle of the Civil War. Seccessionists fire on the remaining Union sronghold in the South.






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






8. Act passed by British to prevent colonial town meetings






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






10. Led to the chinese being blamed for the lack of jobs and they suffered violence and property damaged






11. A major food staple of California native American tribes






12. 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






13. Spanish conquistador who captured the last Mayan city






14. 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






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. The first constitution to realizeno authrotiy than its own and governed the common wealth






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






18. A Quaker who received land to estsablish Pennsylvania as the first Enlightenment - inspired government entity and abolished slavery






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






20. Monopoly also called 'an octopus'






21. Prohibited the immigration of Chinese - not repealed until World War II






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






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






24. Strong believers in the human capacity to do the right thing and did not need a strong central government






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






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






27. Visor general to New Spain urges kinig that they should settle California before the English or russians took over it - two expeditions went by sea and two expeditions went by land






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






29. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






30. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics






31. 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






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






33. Called in 1787 to reform the Articles of Confederation






34. 1500: Cabral - Brazil






35. 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






36. Completes the rest of the Spanish missions following Junipero Serra's death






37. 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






38. The first settlers to arrive in Massachusetts. It was a religious group that fled Englandfor religious persecution in 1620






39. 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






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






41. Southeatern California native american tribes






42. People who took land from the original Californios






43. The land between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada






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






45. 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution that ensured that individuals and states would not suffer from excessive and arbitrary federal power






46. 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






47. 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






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






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






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