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CSET U.S And California History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. River 100 miles North of Los Angeles that the city of Los Angeles built an aqueduct on to bring the water to Los Angeles






2. A major mountain range in California






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






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






5. A dam across the Tuolumne River that would flood Yosemite - protested by naturalist John Muir. Instead - an aqueduct was constructed to carry water from the reservoir to the city






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






7. (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






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






9. 1608: de Champlain - Canada (Quebec) -1682: La Salle - Louisiana






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






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






12. People who took land from the original Californios






13. 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






14. Southern California native american tribes






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






16. Mexican leader who closes the missions down except for the churches






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






18. The two major deserts in California






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






20. 1609: Hudson - New Netherlands (New York)






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






22. Ended the Mexican American War and brought California - Arizona - New Mesxico - Nevada - Utah - Colorado and Wyoming into the mix






23. The Modoc tribe of Northern California tried to take their land by force - the tribe lost and was forced to a reservation in Oregon and their leader was hanged






24. 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






25. 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






26. 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






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






28. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






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






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






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






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






33. 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






34. The year and month that California approves its first constitution






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






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






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






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






39. Completes the rest of the Spanish missions following Junipero Serra's death






40. Immigrant group that had already moved to Hawaii






41. Established so that Californios could get their land back - rancheros who had the time and money to prusue their claims got to keep their land






42. Farm worker advocates who founded the United Farm Workers Union in 1962






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






44. Opened in 1914 and extends international links






45. Captured Monterey Bay and claimed thearea for the United States






46. The first civlization to develop in MesoAmerica and were the first to develop a calendar and agrciultural community in America






47. Act passed by British to prevent colonial town meetings






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






49. The number one resource that California is quickly running out of with its ever growing population






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