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CSET U.S And California History

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1. Act passed by British to prevent colonial town meetings






2. The land between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada






3. 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






4. The highest point in California






5. The two major deserts in California






6. A tradition of free public education was started in the villages of New England - Religious tolerance supplanted an early religious dogmatism first established by the Puritans in Massachusetts - A conscious choice was made to leave the idea of heredi






7. Spanish conquerers of Central nand South America






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






9. (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






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






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






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






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






14. The immigration group that helped build the railroads later settled in San Francisco. They took low wage jobs and later became small business entrepreneurs






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






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






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






18. 1609: Hudson - New Netherlands (New York)






19. 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






20. Most of it is generally flat land: - The eastern half is called the interior lowlands - The western half is called the Great Plains






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

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22. 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






23. The priimary entry point for the immigrants from Asia






24. Powers explicitly mentioned in Constitution were fedreal powers

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






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






27. Twice the population - strong navy - banking system and factories - Union industries were producing ammunition and goods - driven black soldiers fighting for the freedom of their families






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






29. In the eastern region of the United States - In the Northeast - they meat the ocean - forming a rough - rocky coast






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






31. War between the French and British that ended with the defeat of French and Indian allies. It ordered French to be completely removed from North America and Spain relinquished parts of Florida in exchange for New Orleans and lands west of Mississippi






32. 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






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






34. 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)






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






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






37. The year that California becomes the 31st state in the Union thanks to a compromise over slavery






38. A division of power that spells out the roles between the government and the states






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






40. The central agricultural area of California






41. 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






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






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






44. State established in 1636 by Roger Williams to acknowledge religious freedom and the separation of 'church and state'






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






46. Industry based in Southern California areas - focus on casual - warm weather clothing






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






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






49. Feature of California's constitution that gives individual citizens - citizen groups the power to placea proposed law on the ballot. Supporers must collect signatures equal to a small percengage of the electorate that votes in the most recent guberna






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