A) Primary and secondary sources from one person’s perspective B) Only primary sources C) Primary and secondary sources from multiple perspectives D) Only secondary sources
A) Because studying only one perspective would be boring B) Because you can learn more about historic events C) Because the first perspective is always wrong D) Because it is a state law
A) Someone who questions history and draws conclusions B) Someone who enjoys history C) Someone who creates his or her own history D) Someone who wants to live just like people did in the past
A) The study of rocks and minerals B) The study of weather patterns over time C) The study of the earth's land, water, people, plants and animals D) The study of plants and animals and their habitats
A) Location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region B) Deciduous, coniferous, Mediterranean, maritime, and arctic C) Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, lava, and sand D) North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa
A) The regions are all in the South. B) The regions are next to each other. C) The regions are all by the ocean. D) The regions share at least one common feature.
A) Barometers, sextons, wind socks, and altimeters B) Maps, globes, satellite imagery, and aerial photographs C) Humidifiers, seismographs, x-rays, and sonographs D) Calipers, scales, plumb bobs, and rulers
A) Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana B) Texas, Oklahoma and Arizona C) California, Nevada, and Arizona D) Utah, Colorado, and Arizona
A) Sunshine, Monsoon, Dust Storm, and Wind B) Rocky Mountains, Colorado Plateau, Great Plains, and Basin and Range C) Antelope, Snakes, Bats, and Rodents D) Desert, Mountain, River, and Lake
A) By longitude B) By elevation C) By rock type D) By latitude
A) Water B) uranium C) sunshine D) gold
A) Southern and Western B) Northern and Eastern C) Northern and Western D) Southern and Eastern
A) A photograph B) A shoe C) A diary D) A history textbook
A) To hunt for food B) To write about modern people C) To study prehistoric people D) To investigate crime scenes
A) The Paleo people made Clovis points. B) The Paleo people were nomadic. C) The Paleo people lived in pit houses. D) The Paleo people hunted very large animals.
A) Pueblo houses B) Atlatl C) Pit houses D) Mano and metate
A) Farm full time B) Build pueblos C) Hunt D) Live the nomadic lifestyle
A) They began to build multi-level pit houses. B) They began to build multi-level pueblos. C) They spread out across more of the land. D) They moved west for more land.
A) t was made by modern Apache Indians. B) It is an Ancestral Puebloan city. C) It has many pueblo houses. D) Its largest city was Pueblo Bonito.
A) The Navajo and Apache B) The Mogollon and Ancestral Puebloans C) The Folsom and Clovis people D) The Paleo and Archaic people
A) Archaic B) Navajo C) Mogollon D) Apache
A) Being great musicians B) Being skilled craftsmen C) Being the first farmers D) Being fierce warriors
A) Ceremonies B) Storage C) Religion D) A gathering place
A) A desire to stay with Spain B) Corrupt government practices C) Power struggles D) Help from Americans in the Spanish American War
A) Spain fought Mexico for New Mexico. B) New Mexico became part of the United States. C) New Mexico gave land to the United States. D) New Mexico experienced political instability.
A) It decreased job opportunities. B) It did not help or hurt New Mexico. C) It made New Mexico less isolated. D) It increased New Mexico’s crime rate.
A) Political corruption and public greed B) An unpopular governor implementing new tax policies C) An attack from Mexico over new trade laws D) There was no rebellion in 1837
A) There were good relations B) Preferential treatment from Mexico C) Desire for more land D) Unfair trading practices
A) Dishonest Mexican peace delegates B) Border disputes over Texas C) United States annexed Texas D) Corrupt government in Mexico
A) To give the United States a third of its land, including New Mexico B) To give the United States New Mexico but nothing else C) To give the United States a third of its land, not including New Mexico D) To have peace with the United States for 10 years
A) It started with the peaceful surrender of General Armijo. B) During a rebellion, Governor Bent was killed. C) Mexico won the war. D) It was sparked by disputes over the Texas border.
A) Slavery was not an issue if New Mexico B) All New Mexicans did not want slavery. C) All New Mexicans wanted slavery. D) Some New Mexicans wanted slavery and some did not.
A) The Indians endured the Trail of Tears and confinement at Bosque Redondo. B) The Indians endured the Navajo Long Walk and confinement at Bosque Redondo C) The Indians were given adequate supplies. D) The Indians joined with the Confederates.
A) Pueblo and Navajo B) Apache and Pueblo C) Navajo and Apache D) Navajo and Taos
A) To prove they could conquer it B) To pay for the war C) To appease their soldiers D) To live somewhere new
A) They made friends with the Indians and showed them what they thought were more efficient ways of living. B) They made it against the law for tribes to participate in any tribal ceremonies unless a white person was there. C) They made it against the law for Indians to speak any language besides English. D) They created boarding schools for the Indian children to learn the ways of white people.
A) Maxwell Overland Trail B) Butterfield Overland Trail C) Cooke’s Wagon Road D) Old Spanish Trail
A) To get a new start B) To learn Spanish C) To buy cheap land D) To get gold
A) The Muslim religion B) The Catholic religion C) The Protestant religion D) The Jewish religion
A) The ground was too fertile. B) Farming was difficult in that area. C) There was too much rainfall. D) They had too many crops to sell.
A) Families wanting to move to the territory B) Los Hermanos Penitentes C) Business owners D) Tourists
A) Few lawmen B) Few guns C) Many places to hide D) Few judges
A) The Civil War B) The Colfax County War C) The Lincoln County War D) The Spanish American War
A) Peace treaties B) Trade C) Friendships D) Violence
A) 62 years B) 26 years C) 61 years D) 16 years
A) Concerns about corruption B) Violence of the Wild West C) Concerns about loyalty D) Population size
A) Refused to fight B) Sent letters of encouragement C) Fought in the Rough Riders D) Only sent supplies
A) 26th B) 34th C) 47th D) 45th
A) The U.S. Army’s pursuit of Pancho Villa B) The U.S. Army’s surrender to Mexico during the Mexican Expedition C) Mexico’s pursuit of the U.S. Army D) Mexico taking land from the United States
A) Farmers and ranchers raised and produced food to feed troops. B) New Mexico only allowed men to help with the war. C) NewMexicousedsomeofitslandastraining camps for soldiers. D) Women helped run farms and ranches while the men were away at war.
A) Because it was a time when many were losing their jobs and living in poverty B) Because it was a time of many world wars C) Because it was a decade of economic and cultural growth for New Mexico and the United States D) Because that is what the government said it should be called
A) The day World War II started B) The day of the worst stock market crash in history C) The day the sun did not shine for 24 hours D) The day when African Americans received equal rights
A) Many people lost their jobs B) The stock market crash C) Many companies went bankrupt D) Many new businesses and jobs were created
A) To try and make Native Americans live like white men B) To try and fix problems for Native Americans that were created by earlier policies C) To take more land from Native Americans D) To reorganize Native Americans onto smaller reservations
A) By only providing supplies to the US military B) By refusing to send men to fight in the war C) by only providing women to fight in the war D) By providing soldiers, suppplies, and new weapons to the US
A) Arizona B) New Mexico C) California D) Texas
A) Some people thought Japanese Americans living on the West Coast might give information or help to Japan during the war. B) The government did not want Japanese soldiers to kidnap Japanese Americans. C) The government wanted to keep Japanese Americans safe from attacks by other Americans D) Hitler ordered the US government to do it
A) The surrender of German armies B) The attack on Pearl Harbor C) Dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki D) Dropping atomic bombs on Germany and Italy
A) It created jobs for New Mexicans, and many cities in New Mexico grew. B) It caused more people to lose their jobs C) t only created jobs for women and children New Mexico. D) It increased debt and caused more businesses to close.
A) The Vietnam War B) World War III C) The Cold War D) The Korean War
A) World War II and the Pearl Harbor War B) The Iraq and Afghanistan wars C) The Korean and Vietnam wars D) The Vietnam War and World War III
A) New Mexican laboratories invented nuclear bombs, missiles, and other important weapons. B) The New Mexican government would only allow missiles to be tested in New Mexico but refused to test bombs in the state. C) Bombs and weapons were invented and tested in New Mexico. D) Air bases and tunnels in New Mexico were used to store atomic bombs.
A) The United States and Japan B) The United States and the Soviet Union C) The Soviet Union and Germany D) The United States and Germany
A) The promise of greater wealth by working for the Soviet government B) Job opportunities in the military, national labs, and mining industries C) Many people knew New Mexico had plenty of land to hide from Communists D) Tourism
A) The time period between the end of World War II and the beginning of the Vietnam War B) The title of the famous speech given by Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. C) The efforts of blacks to challenge the discrimination they faced in parts of New Mexico and across the country D) The efforts of white people in New Mexico to give the black and Hispanic populations equal rights
A) To allow Hispanic students to speak Spanish in school B) To get better working conditions for farm workers C) To give more land to the U.S. government D) To reclaim lost land grants
A) Because they wanted to find treasure their ancestors had buried in it B) Because it was an important place of worship for their tribe and helped to preserve their culture. C) Because the U.S. government was using it as a storage site for garbage D) Because they wanted to give it to the Hispanic people
A) Excess water B) Water shortage C) Land shortage D) A lack of government leadership
A) To force citizens to obey laws B) To take away the people’s rights C) To settle disputes between neighbors D) To promote the public good
A) Provincial B) Federal C) Tribal D) Local
A) You have responsibilities because of your rights. B) You have no rights or responsibilities. C) You have rights with no responsibilities. D) You have responsibilities with no rights.
A) Trial by Jury B) Freedom of Speech C) Choice of Judge D) Freedom of Religion
A) Legislative, general, judicial B) Legislative, executive, general C) Legislative, executive, judicial D) General, executive, judicial
A) The Federalist Papers B) The New Mexico Constitution C) The Declaration of Independence D) The U.S. Constitution
A) New Mexico’s state government B) The federal government C) Each Indian tribe D) The Supreme Court
A) Unfair voting restrictions B) New laws to discuss C) Disagreements D) Sound leadership
A) Buying lunch B) Taking something without paying for it C) Exchanging your old hoodie for your friend’s baseball cap D) Selling your old bicycle
A) money B) gold and silver C) begging D) batering
A) Provide loans for people B) Pay people interest for keeping money in the bank C) Help people manage their money D) Use your money to go on vacations
A) An economic system where the governor determines value and price B) An economic system where all goods and services are free of charge C) An economic system completely controlled by the government D) An economic system where supply and demand determine value and price
A) Traditional economies B) Animal-powered economies C) Tribal economies D) Command economies
A) Tribal government B) Local government C) State government D) Provincial government
A) interdependence B) specialization C) cultural awareness D) economic sharing
A) it helps the economy B) it hurts the economy C) there is no tourism in NM D) it does not impact the economy
A) coal B) water C) bread D) chilies |