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CSET U.S And California History

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






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






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






4. The priimary entry point for the immigrants from Asia






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






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






7. The rise of 'the common man' through the presidency of Andrew Jackson in 1820s






8. The foothills at the base of the Appalachian mountains - In the eastern region of the United States






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






10. In the U.S. constitution - it makes the laws






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






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






13. The major Union battle victory in 1863 that led to The Gettysberg Address - Lincoln's declaration that the Union will not be divided






14. 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






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






16. Period in 1930s when a severe drought hit hte midwest and forced 350000 people to leave theier farms and lsot jobsand come to California






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






18. 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution that ensured that individuals and states would not suffer from excessive and arbitrary federal power






19. Explorers commissioned by Thomas Jefferson to explore the newly purchased Lousiiana territory






20. Established in 1764 - this asct combined new taxes on imports like sugar






21. Powers explicitly mentioned in Constitution were fedreal powers

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22. Spanish explorer who explored coastal areas of San diego - Santa Barbara and Monterrey






23. 1609: Hudson - New Netherlands (New York)






24. 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






25. 1500: Cabral - Brazil






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






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






28. In the U.S. Constitution - it is a system of checks and balances between the three branches of government






29. 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






30. 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






31. Form the western mountain ranges - The western slope of the Sierra Nevada borders the Central Valley of California - The Coast Ranges form the western wall of the Central Valley






32. The first conquistador and defeated the Aztec Empire in 1521 after they saw his arrival as a divine arrival of a god and let him into their empire






33. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics






34. Monopoly also called 'an octopus'






35. Prohibited the immigration of Chinese - not repealed until World War II






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






37. 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






38. 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






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






40. Spanish explorer who settled on a Carribbean island but found hismself in debt and wound up relocating on the east coast of what is now Panama - he spied the Pacific Ocean in 1513






41. Native American empire with stepped pyramids - utilized multiple calendars - and possessede extensive astronomical knowledge






42. Year that California faces largest budget deficit






43. Act passed by British to prevent colonial town meetings






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






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