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CSET U.S And California History

Subjects : cset, history
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A major food staple of California native American tribes






2. The lowest point in California






3. The land between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada






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






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






6. Jan. 1 - 1863- the proclamation frees the slaves






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






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






9. A Quaker who received land to estsablish Pennsylvania as the first Enlightenment - inspired government entity and abolished slavery






10. Forced colonists to provide housing to British soldiers






11. Book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe about a heroic slave - further spurred the need for slaves to be free

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






13. 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






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






15. 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






16. Monopoly also called 'an octopus'






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






18. 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






19. In the eastern region of the United States






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






21. (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






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






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






24. 1608: de Champlain - Canada (Quebec) -1682: La Salle - Louisiana






25. 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






26. Spanish conquistador's search of the Seven Cities of Cibola led to Spanish exploration of the Baja Peninsula






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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)






34. Written by John Jay - Alexander Hamilton and James Madison about the need of a strong federal government






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






36. Separation of Powers - Checks and Balances - Federal System - Powers of Congress - The Great Compromise - Bill of Rights - Amendments






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






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






39. Immigrant group started migrating in the 1840s due to famine in their community. potato blight had decimated the potato harvest. They moved westward to the California Gold Rush of 1849






40. (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






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






42. Further tightened taxation and regulatory noose






43. A major mountain range in California






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






45. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






46. Year that California faces largest budget deficit






47. Addition of new territories would decide if they were going to be slave or non - slave owning states






48. 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






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. 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