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HIST 240 EXAM 3
History of Amerindians & Latin Americans in California
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07/06/2005

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Displacement
Definition
forced out
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REPLACEMENT
Definition
MOVED OUT VOLUNTARILY
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WHICH AMERINDIANS HAVE WRITTEN LANGUAGE?
Definition
INCAS AND MAYANS
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WHO WAS THE FIRST TRIBE TO WRITE AN ALPHABET?
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SEQUOIA
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HOW MANY NATIVE AMERICANS LIVED IN NORTH AMERICA BEFORE COLUMBUS DIED?
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310,000 OR 300,000
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WHAT IS THE LIFESTYLE OF AMERINDIANS?
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HUNTING AND GATHERING
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WHAT WAS THE AMERINDIAN STAPLE OR BASIC NECESSITY?
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ACORNS
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WHY WERE AMERINDIANS CALLED DIGGERS?
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THEY WERE FOUND COVERED IN DIRT LOOKING FOR FOOD, FRUITS, AND ROOTS.
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WHAT WAS THE STORY BETWEEN AZTECS AND CORTEZ?
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CORTEZ, THE CONQUISTADOR WENT TO VERA CRUZ, WHERE THE AZTECS LIVE, AZTECZ BELIEVED THEIR GOD WOULD REINCARNATE AS A WHITE MAN, SO THEY THOUGHT CORTEZ WAS THEIR GOD.
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WHAT WAS THE STORY BETWEEN AZTECS AND CORTEZ?
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CORTEZ, THE CONQUISTADOR WENT TO VERA CRUZ, WHERE THE AZTECS LIVE, AZTECZ BELIEVED THEIR GOD WOULD REINCARNATE AS A WHITE MAN, SO THEY THOUGHT CORTEZ WAS THEIR GOD.
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WHO RULED THE AZTECS?
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MONTAZUMA
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WHAT DOES "AMAZON" MEAN?
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IT MEANS WITHOUT A BREAST. AMERINDIAN WOMEN COULDN'T SHOOT BOW AND ARROWS CUZ THEIR BREASTS WERE IN THE WAY.
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WHAT IS THE STORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF BAJA (BOTTOM) CALIFORNIA?
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THE COLONISTS DIDN'T KNOW WHAT COUNTRY THEY WERE IN. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS THE AMAZONS, BECAUSE THEY READ THIS BOOK BY MONTCALVO, ABOUT A MYTHICAL PLACE CALLED THE "INDIES" WITH THE QUEEN CALAFIA. THEY SARCASTICALLY CALLED THE PLACE CALIFORNIA.
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WHAT IS INCEST TABOO?
Definition
YOU CAN'T MARRY WITHIN THE FAMILY, OR THE CASE OF TRIBES, YOU CAN'T MARRY WITHIN THE TRIBES.
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ENCOMIUM
Definition
GIFT OF LAND AND OF PEOPLE
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ENCOMIENDA
Definition
FORM OF HACIENDA, LARGE PLANTATION, THE LAND
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REPARTIMENTO
Definition
DRAFT LABOR
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WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS ABOUT PROPERTY BETWEEN AMERINDIANS AND EUROPEANS?
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AMERINDIANS BELIEVE EVERYBODY SHARES LAND. EUROPEANS SAY "GET OFF MY LAND", BELIEVED IN THE IDEA OF PROPERTY.
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HOW MANY TRIBES PRACTICED AGRICULTURE?
Definition
3 OUT OF 58
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WHAT IS MANIFEST DESTINY?
Definition
GOD SAYS IT IS ALRIGHT TO EXPAND WEST
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PATERNALISM
Definition
TAKING THE PLACE OF PARENTS
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SOVEREIGNTY
Definition
SELF RULING
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WHAT DID THE FEDERAL GOVERNEMNT DO TO INDIANS IN 1820-1840?
Definition
EXTERMINATE AND REMOVED INDIAN TERRITORY
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WHAT HAPPENED IN 1840-1860 BY THE FEDERAL GOV'T?
Definition
THEY WANTED TO SEGREGATE AMERINDIANS AND PUT THEM ON RESERVATIONS
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WHAT METHOD DID THE FEDERAL GOV'T DO TO AMERINDIANS IN 1880-1934
Definition
THEY TRIED ASSIMILATING THEM TO EUROPEAN CULTURE, ESPECIALLY CHRISTIANITY.
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WHEN AND WHAT YEAR WAS THE DAWES ACT?
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IT WAS MADE IN 1887. IT SAYS THAT AMERINDIANS COULDN'T BE US CITIZENS.
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WHAT DID HELEN HUNT JACKSON DO?
Definition
SHE HAD A LOT OF BAD LUCK IN HER LIFE, SO SHE FELT THAT SHE UNDERSTOOD THE INDIANS AND WANTED TO HELP THEM. SHE WROTE 2 BOOKS: "CENTURY OF DISHONOR" IN 1881 AND 1884'S "RAMONA".
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WHAT DID THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS DO?
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THEY SET UP INDIAN SCHOOLS, THAT ONLY A FEW SELECT MEN WERE ACCEPTED TO. THEIR HAR WAS CUT, THEY GOT ABUSED, THEYIR NAMES WERE TAKEN AWAY, WERE GIVEN CHRISTIAN NAMES, AND THEY LEARNED ENGLISH.
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WHAT IS THE MOST FAMOUS INDIAN SCHOOL IN HISTORY?
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CARLISLE VOCATIONAL SCHOOL.
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WHAT WAS THE "GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY"?
Definition
IT WAS MADE IN 1933. IT TRIED TO ESTABLISH A GOOD RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN US AND LATIN AMERICA. FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT DIDN'T WANT TO LOOK LIKE A BULLY.
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WHAT WAS THE MONROE DOCTRINE AND WHEN WAS IT MADE?
Definition
NAMED AFTER JAMES MONROE, BUT NOT MADE BY HIM. IT SAID THAT EUROPEANS CAN'T INTERFER WITH WESTERN HEMPISPHERE AND US CAN'T INTERFER WITH EUROPEAN COLONIES IN WEST. MADE IN 1823.
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WHEN DOES TEXAS DECLARE INDEPENDENCE?
Definition
IT DECLARED INDEPENDENCE IN 1836, AND SOUGHT ANNEXATION TO U.S.
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WHICH PARTS OF THE U.S.OPPOSED TEXAS' ANNEXATION AND WHICH PART WAS FOR IT?
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THE NORTH DID NOT WANT SLAVERY EXTENDED INTO U.S. AND IT DISRUPTED BALANCE OF SENATE BY STRENGTHENING THE SOUTH, WHO WANTED TEXAS TO BE ANNEXED.
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WHAT IS THE "LONE STAR REPUBLIC"?
Definition
TEXAS FROM 1836-1845
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WHO WINS THE ELECTION IN 1844?
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JAMES J. POLK OVER HENRY CLAY.
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WHAT WAS JAMES K. POLK IN FAVOR OF?
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HE BELIEVED IN U.S. MANIFEST DESTINY. FAVORED TEXAS ANNEXATION AND ACQUISITION OF OREGON TERRITORY, AND PURCHASING MEXICAN TERRITORY.
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WHEN WAS TEXAS ADMITTED TO THE UNION?
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DEC. 1845
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WHAT DID STEPHEN AUSTIN DO?
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HE STARTED AMERICAN SETTLEMENT IN TEXAS IN 1821 W/ THE APPROVAL OF THE MEXICAN GOV'T.
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WHAT DID MEXICO DO TO IRRIATE U.S. BEFORE TEXAS' ANNEXATION?
Definition
MEXICO PASSED A LAW FORBIDDING SLAVERY AND HALTED IMMIGRATED FROM AMERICANS. IT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL ANYWAY.
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WHAT IS YELLOW JOURNALISM?
Definition
extremely controversial, loud, attention-grabbing media. sometimes it is overexaggerated and not always the exact true.
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WHO WERE THE KEY PLAYERS IN THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR IN 1898?
Definition
SPAIN, U.S., PHILIPPINES, PUERTO RICO, AND GUAM.
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WHAT WAS THE "GUNBOAT DIPOLMACY" AND WHOSE IDEA WAS IT?
Definition
It is the pursuit of foreign policy objectives with the aid of conspicuous displays of military superiority. Used by Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt.
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What objects did U.S. want from Central America and was one of the reasons why they wanted to colonize?
Definition
They had fruits like bananas and mangoes, that they would load in boxcars. This bought the term "Banana Republic".
Term
What was the Panama Canal?
Definition
It use to be part of Columbia, but Panama was made, because people wanted it to form it's own country. It was a shortcut for foreigners to get to westcoast.
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WHAT WAS THE ROOSEVELT COROLLARY, AND WHEN WAS IT MADE??
Definition
IT WAS MADE IN 1904, AND IT WAS AN EXCEPTION TO THE MONROE DOCTRINE. IT SAID THAT U.S. CAN INTERFER IN LATIN AMERICANS PROBLEMS, IF IT AFFECTS THEM, SUCH AS THEIR OWN COLONY IN VENEZUELA.
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WHAT WAS WRONG WITH WOODROW WILSON?
Definition
HE WAS PRESIDENT FROM 1913-1921. HE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE, BUT THEY DID ANYWAY. HE WAS A RACIST BIGGOT, AND SEGREGATED THE WHITE HOUSE, EVEN THOUGH IT JUST RECENTLY HAD BEEN DESEGREGATED.
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WHAT WAS THE ZIMMERMAN NOTE?
Definition
IT OFFERED A DEAL TO MEXICO, SUPPOSEDLY ON BEHALF OF GERMANY, ASKING THEM TO JOIN THEM AGAINST U.S.. GERMANY SAID THEY WOULD GIVE TEXAS BACK. MEXICO DENIES THE ALLIANCE, BUT THIS SUSPECTED ALLIANCE ARISES IN WWII.
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WHAT WAS THE BRACERO PROGRAM?
Definition
The program was designed to bring skilled Mexican agricultural laborers to the United States to fill gaps in the agriculture labor market. It was initated by both the Mexican and U.S. Government. It ended in 1935, and resurrected in 1980s. It was used in 1960s to destroy United Farm Workers.
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Who were 3rd world people?
Definition
People of color and generally poor.
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Who were the 2nd world people?
Definition
Communists.
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Who is Oscar Lewis?
Definition
He wrote "Five American Families". He came up with the term "culture of poverty".
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What is "culture of poverty"?
Definition
It means immediate gratification, no enduring commitment to marriage, living paycheck to paycheck, applies to people on welfare, and "you can take someone out of the ghetto, but you can't take the ghetto out of them".
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Who was John C. Collier?
Definition
Worked under Franlkin D. Roosevel Adminitration in 1934.. Wanted Indians to be able to self rule, exception of parlimentary procedures.
Term
What is the different between Immigration Reform and illegal immigrants?
Definition
Immigration reform is about bringing families of Chinese, Asian indians, Vietnames, Filipino into the U.S. legally. Illegal immigrants are mainly Mexicans.
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Dollar Diplomacy
Definition
Protecting money investments. Made by Taft.
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HOW MANY MISSIONS ARE IN CALIFORNIA?
Definition
22
Term
WHAT ARE ALL THE MISSIONS IN CALIFORNIA?
Definition
Mission San Diego de Alcalá founded in 1769
Mission San Carlos Borroméo de Carmelo founded in 1770
Mission San Gabriel Arcángel founded in 1771
Mission San Antonio de Padua founded in 1771
Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa founded in 1772
Mission San Juan Capistrano founded in 1776
Mission San Francisco de Asís (Mission Dolores) founded in 1776
Mission Santa Clara de Asís founded in 1777
Mission San Buenaventura founded in 1782
Mission Santa Bárbara founded in 1786
Mission La Purísima Concepción founded in 1787
Santa Margarita Asistencia founded in 1787
Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad founded in 1791
Mission Santa Cruz founded in 1791
Mission San Fernando Rey de España founded in 1797
Mission San Miguel Arcángel founded in 1797
Mission San Juan Bautista founded in 1797
Mission San José de Guadalupe founded in 1797
Mission San Luis Rey de Francia founded in 1798
Mission Santa Inés founded in 1804
Mission San Antonio de Pala (Pala Asistencia) founded in 1816
Mission San Rafael Arcángel founded in 1817 – originally planned as an asistencia to Mission San Francisco de Asís
Santa Ysabel Asistencia founded in 1818
San Bernadino Asistencia founded in 1819
Mission San Francisco Solano founded in 1823 – originally planned as an asistencia to Mission San Rafael Arcángel
Las Flores Asistencia (Las Flores Estancia) founded in 1823
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