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CSET U.S And California History

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1. 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






2. In the U.S. constitution - it enforces laws






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






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






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






6. Immigrant group that had already moved to Hawaii






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






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






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






10. Act passed by British to prevent colonial town meetings






11. California governor election promises to break Southern Pacific's grip on the state - won and passed many progressive goals






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. 1500: Cabral - Brazil






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






21. A new group of immigrants that swelled in the midwestern and eastern cities. They lived in sseperate neighborhoods known as ghettos






22. An act in 1882 that barred immigration of Chiense laborers and gave immigration officals the ability to define what a laborer is - Chinese wives also forbidden to rejoin their husbands and Chiense were ineligible for citizenship






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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. Spanish conquistador who settled in Panama in 1520 - became governor of Peru and conquered the Inca empire based there






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






30. The priimary entry point for the immigrants from Asia






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






32. A major mountain range in California






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






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






35. 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






36. 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






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






38. The two major deserts in California






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






40. 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






41. (Mnemonic: Fat babies love to piss - **** - yell.) Fort Ticonderoga - Bunker Hill - Long Island - Trenton - Princeton - Saratoga - Yorktown






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






43. (Mnemonic: Fun farmers always grow vegetables - specifically beets.) - Fort Sumter - First Battle of Bull Run - Antietam - Gettysburg - Vicksburg - Sherman's March to the Sea - Battle of Appomattox Courthouse






44. Drains the interior of the United States






45. 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






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






47. Lincoln's vice president became president






48. 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






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






50. Established states of Nebraska and Kansas with popular sovereignty but motivated Northerneres to protest against slavery because it was pandering to the South