What caused severe population losses among Indigenous Californians after colonization?
Correct answer(s):
- Disease, violence, coercion, and displacement
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What are the two chambers of the California Legislature?
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- State Assembly and State Senate
What do Native nations and communities in California continue to protect today?
Correct answer(s):
- Sovereignty, languages, traditions, and cultural sites
What can California voters do through the initiative process?
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- Propose or approve certain laws or constitutional changes.
Which set names forms of direct democracy used in California?
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- Initiatives, referendums, and recalls
Which system is part of California’s public higher education structure?
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- University of California
Which two other public systems are central to California higher education?
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- California State University and California Community Colleges
What changed as California passed from Spanish to Mexican and then U.S. rule?
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- Political institutions and patterns of landholding changed.
How did the Gold Rush affect California’s path to statehood?
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- Rapid population growth accelerated the push for state government.
What important coincidence occurred in 1848?
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- Gold was discovered and the Mexican-American War formally ended.
How did the Compromise of 1850 affect California?
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- It admitted California as a free state.
Where is much of California’s population concentrated?
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- Major metropolitan regions
What happened to California’s non-Indigenous population during the Gold Rush?
Correct answer(s):
- It increased rapidly.
How do California’s mountain and desert areas compare with major coastal metros in population density?
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- They are generally more sparsely populated.
Which region has California’s largest concentration of people?
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- Los Angeles region
What makes the San Francisco Bay Area different from a region built around only one major city?
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- It contains several major cities.
San Diego is part of an important cross-border urban region with which city?
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- Tijuana
Why are California’s fertile valleys important to the state economy?
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- They support large-scale agricultural production.
How do California’s Pacific ports affect the wider United States?
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- They connect U.S. markets with international trade routes.
Where did California’s major entertainment industry cluster develop?
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- Los Angeles region