[CBEST/CSET] QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

CSET SUB1 Short Responses CONSTRUCTED-RESPONSE ASSIGNMENT #4 Complete the exercise that follows. In the 1930s, approximately 300,000 people migrated from the southern plains region of the United States to California. Using your knowledge of California history, prepare a response in which you: • identify three effects (social, economic, political, cultural) of this migration on California; • select one of the effects you have identified; and • explain how the effect of the migration you have selected helped shape modern California society. ANS- During the Great Depression of the 1930's California was subjected to a mass immigration of poor farmers from the Southern Plains states. Although poor, these were proud people who valued their families, had a strong work ethic, found solace in a strong evangelistic Protestant faith, and who believed in the Democratic party. The initial reception for these people was quite negative, and in some cases California police turned people back at the borders. Those who persevered and did take up residence within California made up two important groups. One group continued their work in agriculture but found themselves competing with other immigrants for poor-paying migrant jobs. The second group added to the state's growing urban population, especially in Los Angeles, where they competed for entry-level jobs. Eventually, as the economy strengthened during World War II and more jobs became available, the members of the "Okie subculture" found themselves helping to form a solid middle class. Because of their physical features, assimilation was eventually easier for them than for other immigrants; however, their contributions to the development of the California defense industries, along with such cultural factors as food and music, added another dimension to the diversity of cultures that comprise California. CONSTRUCTED-RESPONSE ASSIGNMENT #3 Complete the exercise that follows. In 1776, after more than ten years of growing resistance, Great Britain's North American colonies in America declared their independence. Using your knowledge of U.S. history, prepare a response in which you: • identify two important causes of the American Revolution; • select one of the causes you have identified; and • explain why that cause was a decisive factor in bringing about the decision for independence. ANS- One major cause of the American Revolution was colonial opposition to British efforts to tax the colonies. Another was colonial discontent over British policies that restricted westward expansion. The first of these causes was particularly significant because it involved differing conceptions of colonial rights. Americans insisted that they could not be taxed by a government in which they were not represented, and thus could not be subject to acts of Parliament; the British disagreed. These differences were at the heart of disputes surrounding the Stamp Act, the Townshend duties, and the Tea Act--disputes that contributed considerably to the