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CSET U.S And California History

Subjects : cset, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Further tightened taxation and regulatory noose






2. Republican Rutherford Hayes and Democrat Samuel Tilden run for President. Hayes promises to end the Reconstruction and allows Southern staets to establish the black codes. Caused the end of the Reconstruction in 1877






3. (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






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






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






6. Native American empire that ruled from capital of Tenochtitlan in central Mexico. They had mulltiple calendars - system of writing and economy dependent on tribute. Also focused on worship of a sun god and human sacrifice






7. 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






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






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






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






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






12. Year that California faces largest budget deficit






13. 10 amendments in the U.S. Constitution that ensured that individuals and states would not suffer from excessive and arbitrary federal power






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






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






16. sawmill owner whose employee John Marshall discovered discover gold in the Sierra Nevada foothills






17. 1607: Virginia Co. - Jamestown (Virginia)






18. (Mnemonic: Fat babies love to piss - **** - yell.) Fort Ticonderoga - Bunker Hill - Long Island - Trenton - Princeton - Saratoga - Yorktown






19. Strong believers in the human capacity to do the right thing and did not need a strong central government






20. 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






21. A mechanism of California's constitutuion to end an elected official's tenure in office before itw as scheduled for completition. It is initiated by a citizen and requires the signatures of a percentage of the number voting in the last gubernatorial






22. 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






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






24. Movement established to say that no slaves would be on the new western territories






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






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






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

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






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






30. Spanish conquerers of Central nand South America






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






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






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






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






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






37. Called in 1787 to reform the Articles of Confederation






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






39. 1776 Written by Thomas Jefferson - Based on the ideas of English Enlightenment philosopher John Locke - In Locke's 'Second Treatise of Civil Government' (1690) - he set forth basic ideas embodied in the Declaration of Independence.






40. Drains the interior of the United States






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






42. An effort to establish an indepndent California republic






43. (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






44. 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






45. Amendment that abolished slavery throughout the United States






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






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






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

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49. The Spanish attempt to colonize California by building Missionsand converting the Spanish






50. 1608: de Champlain - Canada (Quebec) -1682: La Salle - Louisiana