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CSET U.S And California History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Amendment that abolished slavery throughout the United States






2. French explorer who mapped the coastline from cape Cod to Nova Scotia - explored Great Lakes and founded Montreal






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

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4. In the U.S. constitution - it interpets the laws






5. (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






6. Led by Southern Carolina and the election of abolitionist ally Abraham Lincoln in 1880 - the slave states decided that they had the right to leave the Union if they wanted to in 1880






7. Compact used to colonize New Hampshire






8. Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders in 1865 and ends the civil war






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






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 Prohibited the immigration of Chinese - not repealed until World War II






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






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






13. 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






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






15. 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






16. 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






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






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






19. 1492: Columbus - West Indies and Bahamas -1513: Balboa - Panama -1519: Cortes - Mexico -1532: Pizarro - Peru






20. War in which Spain relinquished its North American claims east of the Mississippi River






21. More restrictive legislation towards Japanese and that they were inelgible for citizenship and could not own land






22. Made in 1803 by President Thoomas Jefferson and led to the acquisition of the territory west of the existing United States






23. Caused from multiple Spanish invasions - economic wars between divided tribes






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






25. 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






26. Established so that Californios could get their land back - rancheros who had the time and money to prusue their claims got to keep their land






27. 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






28. Central California native American tribes






29. Mexican leader who closes the missions down except for the churches






30. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics






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






32. 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






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






34. The lowest point in California






35. Further tightened taxation and regulatory noose






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






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






38. 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






39. Southern California native american tribes






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






41. Year that California faces largest budget deficit






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






43. 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






44. War between Mexico and Spain that led to Mexico's independence and ownership of California in 1810






45. State founded in 1733 as a buffer against Spain to Florida. It was the last of the 13 colonies established






46. 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






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






48. War that helped California get into a real estate boom fueled by the housing industry and reach 6 million people in population






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






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