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






3. The highest point in California






4. (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






5. 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






6. An effort to establish an indepndent California republic






7. 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






8. 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






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






10. Spanish conquistador who captured the last Mayan city






11. Biggest immigrant group from 1850 to 1900. They successfully developed farms in the Midwest and skilled trades in larger cities.






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






13. Spanish conquerers of Central nand South America






14. 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






15. 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






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






17. Broad interpretation of the Constitution






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






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






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






21. 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)






22. Southern California native american tribes






23. 1492: Columbus - West Indies and Bahamas -1513: Balboa - Panama -1519: Cortes - Mexico -1532: Pizarro - Peru






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






25. The idea that southern staets should refuse to obey the laws tha t they did not agree with






26. A tax placed on legal documents including newspapers - led to the establishment of the Stamp Act Congress - first assembly of colonialists against British regulation






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






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






29. 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






30. 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






31. Immigrant group that had already moved to Hawaii






32. 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






33. 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






34. The number one resource that California is quickly running out of with its ever growing population






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






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






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






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






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






40. Monopoly also called 'an octopus'






41. Repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act






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






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






44. Gave southerneers a stronger fugitive slave law and popular sovereignty (territories would have the right to decide for themselves whether or not they wanted to adopt slavery on their borders) over newly conquered Mexico areas in exchange for Califor






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






46. West Point graduates and used to handling firearms and driven






47. Conduct elections - ratify amendments to constitution - issue licenses - regulate intrastate (within state) to business - establish local governments - take measures for public health and safety - any other powers that the Constitution does not reser






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






49. Feature of California's constitutuion that alllows a statute or amendment that has passed the stae legislature which has then placed the proposed law on the ballot for approval by the electorate






50. 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







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