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CSET U.S And California History

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1. Group who explored south of Alaska for fur trade - establish Fort Ross in San Francisco as a trading post






2. Called in 1787 to reform the Articles of Confederation






3. 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






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






5. Acquired from Great Britain in 1846






6. Lake that was drained as a result of the Owens River aqueduct and ultimately led Owens Valley to sue the city of Los Angeles






7. 1500: Cabral - Brazil






8. Further tightened taxation and regulatory noose






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






10. 1608: de Champlain - Canada (Quebec) -1682: La Salle - Louisiana






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






12. An effort to establish an indepndent California republic






13. Opened in 1914 and extends international links






14. Northern California Indian tribes






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






16. Spanish conquistador who captured the last Mayan city






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






18. 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






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

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






21. Print money - regulate interstae and international trade - make treaties - declare war and field armed forces - establish post office - make laws necessarsy to execute powers






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






23. The highest point in California






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






25. Immigrant group that crossed California's border. The border remains easily crossed even though there is a frequent loss of life






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






27. Spanish forts that were built for missionaries and settlers to hide in when Indians revolted






28. publicized the gold discovery and bought every shovel - pick axe and pan in the region and made much money






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






30. 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






31. More restrictive legislation towards Japanese and that they were inelgible for citizenship and could not own land






32. 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






33. The central agricultural area of California






34. French explorer who explored Canada to find the Northwest Passage - river routes that would take explorers through North America






35. 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






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






37. Visor general to New Spain urges kinig that they should settle California before the English or russians took over it - two expeditions went by sea and two expeditions went by land






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






39. During the Reconstruction - a state could be readmitted if 10 percent of the former Confederates voted in the 1860 election vowed loyalty to the Union






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






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






42. Repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act






43. Southern California native american tribes






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






45. The camps that Japanese peopel were rounded to in WWII






46. Spanish explorer who found Monterey Bay






47. The first English settlement in the New World in 1607






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






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






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







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