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CSET U.S And California History

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






2. Powers explicitly mentioned in Constitution were fedreal powers

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3. 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






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






5. Raised theflag near Monterey and then retreated from the area - started the Mexican Americna War






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






8. 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






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






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






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






12. Immigrant group that joined Irish on the Gold Rush and railroad construction - opened businesses and were envied by others






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






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






15. 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






16. The land between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada






17. 1609: Hudson - New Netherlands (New York)






18. The two major deserts in California






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






20. 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






21. Further tightened taxation and regulatory noose






22. Construction began in 1863 and completed in 1869- done by mostly Chinese and Irish immigrants - met at Promontoary Point in utah






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






24. French explorer who mapped the coastline from cape Cod to Nova Scotia - explored Great Lakes and founded Montreal






25. The idea that Americans are destined to spread across the hemisphere and especially spread the good news of democracy






26. Lincoln's vice president became president






27. The wind west of the Appalachians - An importance influence on climate: In the winter - cold air from the northwest produces freezing temperatures - In the summer - warm - moist southwesterly winds cause hot - humid weather






28. U.S. Act that helped reduce instances of religious descrimination






29. Northern California Indian tribes






30. 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






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






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






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






34. From Spain - Portugal - Britain - France and the Netherlands






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






36. An effort to establish an indepndent California republic






37. 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






38. The first constitution to realizeno authrotiy than its own and governed the common wealth






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






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






41. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






42. 1608: de Champlain - Canada (Quebec) -1682: La Salle - Louisiana






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






44. 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






45. Renamed the Southern Pacific Company and controlled all the railroads in California - president was Leland Stanford was a California governor and U.S. Senator






46. Drains the interior of the United States






47. Reeds used by central California native Americans to build homes






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






49. Immigrant group that had already moved to Hawaii






50. In the eastern region of the United States