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