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CSET U.S And California History
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CSET U.S And California History
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1. The year and month that California approves its first constitution

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

3. Towns that grew around the missions and presidios as settlers moved up from Mexico

4. A new group of immigrants that swelled in the midwestern and eastern cities. They lived in sseperate neighborhoods known as ghettos

5. Conduct elections - ratify amendments to constitution - issue licenses - regulate intrastate (within state) to business - establish local governments - take measures for public health and safety - any other powers that the Constitution does not reser

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

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

8. 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

9. Issued by King of england to forbid colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains - led the british to raise taxes so they could support hundreds of troops to be stationed in the colonies - along with a raise of taxes

10. Made in 1803 by President Thoomas Jefferson and led to the acquisition of the territory west of the existing United States

11. Battle between United States and Mexico which followed the annexation of Texas. Led to the United States owning California in the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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

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

14. Established processes for amendment that required 3/4 approval of the states and 2/3 of each house of Congress

15. Launched the Revolutionary War - British general ordered destruction of citizens growing number of guns and ammunition - colonialists defended their supplies

16. The idea that various immigrants cultural differences were minimized and assimilated together

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

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

19. 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

20. The priimary entry point for the immigrants from Asia

21. Northern California Indian tribes

22. Acquired from Great Britain in 1846

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

24. Area around California that is largest producer of electronics

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