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