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CSET U.S And California History

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






2. 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






3. Called in 1787 to reform the Articles of Confederation






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






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






6. 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






7. Raised theflag near Monterey and then retreated from the area - started the Mexican Americna War






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






9. The year and month that California approves its first constitution






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






11. Another religious group that arrived to Massachusetts Bay in 1629. They had a covenant with God to build 'a city on a hill'






12. 1607: Virginia Co. - Jamestown (Virginia)






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






14. The wind west of the Appalachians - An importance influence on climate: In the winter - cold air from the northwest produces freezing temperatures - In the summer - warm - moist southwesterly winds cause hot - humid weather






15. Native American group who inhabited the Southwest after the Anasazi people and built extensive adobe cities






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






17. 1492: Columbus - West Indies and Bahamas -1513: Balboa - Panama -1519: Cortes - Mexico -1532: Pizarro - Peru






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






19. (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






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






21. River 100 miles North of Los Angeles that the city of Los Angeles built an aqueduct on to bring the water to Los Angeles






22. Spanish conquistador who captured the last Mayan city






23. People who took land from the original Californios






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






25. 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






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






27. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






28. 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






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






30. 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






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






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






33. War fought between America and Britain and it was caused by violations of U.S. neutrality and impressment of U.S. sailors. Victory led to national pride - self - sufficiency - and foreign credibility






34. War foguht between Britain and American colonialists which led to America's independence. Americans enlist friendship of France to revolutionary cause - Spain and Netherlands soon follow






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






36. Acquittal of police officers in this man's case in 1992 led to a major riot that called for economic and political opportunity for minorities. federal guilty verdict reduces the racial tension






37. 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






38. Where the British were defeated and led to expansion of battle from Canada and New York






39. The land between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada






40. publicized the gold discovery and bought every shovel - pick axe and pan in the region and made much money






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






42. Ended the Mexican American War and brought California - Arizona - New Mesxico - Nevada - Utah - Colorado and Wyoming into the mix






43. A major food staple of California native American tribes






44. Further tightened taxation and regulatory noose






45. Extends along the coast from New Jersey to Texas and is generally low land






46. 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






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






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






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






50. People have certain natural rights including life - liberty - and the pursuit of happiness - Government is set by the consent of the governed - It is the right of the people to overthrow unjust governments

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