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CSET U.S And California History

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1. Major issue that was disputed by population (Virginia Plan) vs. equal representation (the Connecticut Plan)






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






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






4. Material that led to California to be populated by 40000 miners from all over the United States






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






6. Spanish explorer who sailed to Pacific coast to find fabled Northwest Passage - wound up in San Francisco Bay and called the territory Alta California






7. Established a Senate with equal representation and House of Representatives based on population






8. Forced colonists to provide housing to British soldiers






9. The camps that Japanese peopel were rounded to in WWII






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






11. System of land distribution in which there were very few wealthy land owners and many landless workers






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






13. Discovered in 1853- mineres would use powerful hoses to shoot water at the hillsides to wash away the soil and findthe gold - damaged environment and killed fish






14. 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)






15. Immigrant group started migrating in the 1840s due to famine in their community. potato blight had decimated the potato harvest. They moved westward to the California Gold Rush of 1849






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






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






18. The highest point in California






19. Jan. 1 - 1863- the proclamation frees the slaves






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






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






22. 1st 10 Amendments to the Constitution - Introduced by Madison - A series of limitations on the power of the U.S. federal government; added to protect the rights of individuals and safeguard the sovereignty of the states over their own affairs






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






24. One of the first U.S. political parties. It was led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. They stood up for more for individual rights and 'strict construction.' They opposed industrialization and didn't think bank was a good idea. They later evolve






25. Etsablished and was nativist - anti - Chinese - and anti - big business

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26. California industry that counts for 13 percent of gross domestic product and includes the state's theeme parks and urban centers - inlcuidng national wonders






27. Repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act






28. 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






29. Issued by King of england to forbid colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains - led the british to raise taxes so they could support hundreds of troops to be stationed in the colonies - along with a raise of taxes






30. 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






31. The final document that established United States government. It had to be ratified by at least nine states - process now is 2/3s of Congress and 38 out of 50 states






32. America's new settlers transplanted long - standing traditions of England's government - with the first important steps taken by the earliest colonies of Plymouth (Massachusetts) and Virginia. - All of England's colonies based their goverming systems






33. 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






34. The first declaration of self - government in the New World






35. 1492: Columbus - West Indies and Bahamas -1513: Balboa - Panama -1519: Cortes - Mexico -1532: Pizarro - Peru






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






37. 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






38. Group of immigrants that first came to live in America. They either came from the northern route from Asia through a land bridge crossing the Bering Strait or through South american shores on boats






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

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






41. Facilities that the Spanish used to turned to the Indians to establish agricultural fields and learned Christianity. natives also were exposed to disease that they don't have immunity to. Also - brought olive trees and orange trees and introduced whe






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Southern states threatened to secede if this state was admitted as a free state






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