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NM HISTORY FINAL EXAM
Contributed by: Werth
  • 1. What do historians study to learn about the past?
A) Only primary sources
B) Primary and secondary sources from multiple perspectives
C) Primary and secondary sources from one person’s perspective
D) Only secondary sources
  • 2. Why is it important to study history from multiple perspectives?
A) Because you can learn more about historic events
B) Because it is a state law
C) Because the first perspective is always wrong
D) Because studying only one perspective would be boring
  • 3. What makes someone a historical thinker?
A) Someone who questions history and draws conclusions
B) Someone who creates his or her own history
C) Someone who enjoys history
D) Someone who wants to live just like people did in the past
  • 4. What is geography?
A) The study of weather patterns over time
B) The study of rocks and minerals
C) The study of the earth's land, water, people, plants and animals
D) The study of plants and animals and their habitats
  • 5. The five themes of geography are:
A) North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa
B) Location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region
C) Deciduous, coniferous, Mediterranean, maritime, and arctic
D) Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, lava, and sand
  • 6. TheUnited States is divided into regions because:
A) The regions are next to each other.
B) The regions are all by the ocean.
C) The regions are all in the South.
D) The regions share at least one common feature.
  • 7. Some of the tools geographers use are:
A) Calipers, scales, plumb bobs, and rulers
B) Humidifiers, seismographs, x-rays, and sonographs
C) Barometers, sextons, wind socks, and altimeters
D) Maps, globes, satellite imagery, and aerial photographs
  • 8. New Mexico is part of the Southwest region with which other states?
A) California, Nevada, and Arizona
B) Texas, Oklahoma and Arizona
C) Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana
D) Utah, Colorado, and Arizona
  • 9. The four provinces of New Mexico are:
A) Antelope, Snakes, Bats, and Rodents
B) Desert, Mountain, River, and Lake
C) Sunshine, Monsoon, Dust Storm, and Wind
D) Rocky Mountains, Colorado Plateau, Great Plains, and Basin and Range
  • 10. How are life zone's determined?
A) By rock type
B) By longitude
C) By elevation
D) By latitude
  • 11. What is New Mexico’s most precious resource?
A) sunshine
B) Water
C) gold
D) uranium
  • 12. New Mexico is in what two hemispheres?
A) Northern and Eastern
B) Southern and Western
C) Southern and Eastern
D) Northern and Western
  • 13. Which item is a secondary source?
A) A photograph
B) A diary
C) A history textbook
D) A shoe
  • 14. What is the role of an archaeologist?
A) To investigate crime scenes
B) To study prehistoric people
C) To hunt for food
D) To write about modern people
  • 15. Which of the following statements is not correct?
A) The Paleo people were nomadic.
B) The Paleo people hunted very large animals.
C) The Paleo people made Clovis points.
D) The Paleo people lived in pit houses.
  • 16. Which of the following was not an innovation of the Archaic people?
A) Pit houses
B) Pueblo houses
C) Mano and metate
D) Atlatl
  • 17. The Mogollon people were first to do what in New Mexico?
A) Live the nomadic lifestyle
B) Hunt
C) Farm full time
D) Build pueblos
  • 18. What did the Ancestral Puebloans do to meet the growing need for housing?
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.
  • 19. Which of the following statements about Chaco Canyon is not true?
A) Its largest city was Pueblo Bonito.
B) It has many pueblo houses.
C) It is an Ancestral Puebloan city.
D) t was made by modern Apache Indians.
  • 20. The Diné people developed into which two groups of people?
A) The Folsom and Clovis people
B) The Mogollon and Ancestral Puebloans
C) The Navajo and Apache
D) The Paleo and Archaic people
  • 21. Which tribe is the largest group of Native Americans in New Mexico and the second-largest group of Native Americans in the United States?
A) Navajo
B) Mogollon
C) Apache
D) Archaic
  • 22. What were the Apache best known for?
A) Being skilled craftsmen
B) Being great musicians
C) Being fierce warriors
D) Being the first farmers
  • 23. Kivas were used for all of the following except:
A) A gathering place
B) Religion
C) Storage
D) Ceremonies
  • 24. What led to Mexico’s independence from Spain?
A) Power struggles
B) Help from Americans in the Spanish American War
C) Corrupt government practices
D) A desire to stay with Spain
  • 25. What happened in New Mexico after Mexico gained independence from Spain?
A) New Mexico gave land to the United States.
B) Spain fought Mexico for New Mexico.
C) New Mexico became part of the United States.
D) New Mexico experienced political instability.
  • 26. What did more trade routes and an increase in trade do for New Mexico?
A) It made New Mexico less isolated.
B) It did not help or hurt New Mexico.
C) It increased New Mexico’s crime rate.
D) It decreased job opportunities.
  • 27. What was the cause of the Chimayo Rebellion?
A) There was no rebellion in 1837
B) An attack from Mexico over new trade laws
C) An unpopular governor implementing new tax policies
D) Political corruption and public greed
  • 28. What created tense relations between Texans and New Mexicans?
A) Unfair trading practices
B) Preferential treatment from Mexico
C) Desire for more land
D) There were good relations
  • 29. What started the Mexican American War of 1846?
A) Dishonest Mexican peace delegates
B) Corrupt government in Mexico
C) Border disputes over Texas
D) United States annexed Texas
  • 30. What did Mexico agree to in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
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
  • 31. Which of the following is not true about the Mexican American War?
A) It was sparked by disputes over the Texas border.
B) Mexico won the war.
C) During a rebellion, Governor Bent was killed.
D) It started with the peaceful surrender of General Armijo.
  • 32. How did New Mexicans feel about slavery in their territory?
A) All New Mexicans did not want slavery.
B) All New Mexicans wanted slavery.
C) Some New Mexicans wanted slavery and some did not.
D) Slavery was not an issue if New Mexico
  • 33. What happened after Carson used a scorched-earth campaign to force the Indians to surrender?
A) The Indians endured the Navajo Long Walk and confinement at Bosque Redondo
B) The Indians joined with the Confederates.
C) The Indians were given adequate supplies.
D) The Indians endured the Trail of Tears and confinement at Bosque Redondo.
  • 34. Which Indian tribes fought against the Americans to keep their way of life?
A) Navajo and Apache
B) Pueblo and Navajo
C) Navajo and Taos
D) Apache and Pueblo
  • 35. Why did the Confederates want the Southwest?
A) To appease their soldiers
B) To pay for the war
C) To live somewhere new
D) To prove they could conquer it
  • 36. How did the white people try to make the Indian culture appear more like their own?
A) They made it against the law for Indians to speak any language besides English.
B) They made friends with the Indians and showed them what they thought were more efficient ways of living.
C) They created boarding schools for the Indian children to learn the ways of white people.
D) They made it against the law for tribes to participate in any tribal ceremonies unless a white person was there.
  • 37. Which of the following is not one of the trails from New Mexico to California?
A) Butterfield Overland Trail
B) Cooke’s Wagon Road
C) Old Spanish Trail
D) Maxwell Overland Trail
  • 38. People came to New Mexico for a lot of these reasons except:
A) To buy cheap land
B) To get a new start
C) To get gold
D) To learn Spanish
  • 39. Which religion faced challenges from new missionaries and their new bishop?
A) The Protestant religion
B) The Catholic religion
C) The Jewish religion
D) The Muslim religion
  • 40. The government gave land to settlers, but what problem did the settlers have in eastern New Mexico?
A) Farming was difficult in that area.
B) They had too many crops to sell.
C) The ground was too fertile.
D) There was too much rainfall.
  • 41. Which of the following were not helped by the railroad?
A) Tourists
B) Los Hermanos Penitentes
C) Business owners
D) Families wanting to move to the territory
  • 42. All of the following contributed to New Mexico’s lawlessness except:
A) Few lawmen
B) Few judges
C) Many places to hide
D) Few guns
  • 43. Which war was sparked by a conflict over political and economic power in New Mexico Territory?
A) The Civil War
B) The Lincoln County War
C) The Spanish American War
D) The Colfax County War
  • 44. Disputes over land grants and water rights often resulted in what?
A) Peace treaties
B) Trade
C) Friendships
D) Violence
  • 45. For how many years was New Mexico a territory?
A) 26 years
B) 62 years
C) 16 years
D) 61 years
  • 46. Which of the following was not an issue in New Mexico becoming a state?
A) Concerns about loyalty
B) Population size
C) Violence of the Wild West
D) Concerns about corruption
  • 47. What did New Mexicans do in the Spanish American War to prove their loyalty?
A) Sent letters of encouragement
B) Fought in the Rough Riders
C) Refused to fight
D) Only sent supplies
  • 48. New Mexico was the ___ state to join the United States.
A) 34th
B) 45th
C) 47th
D) 26th
  • 49. What strained relations between Mexico and the United States?
A) Mexico taking land from the United States
B) Mexico’s pursuit of the U.S. Army
C) The U.S. Army’s surrender to Mexico during the Mexican Expedition
D) The U.S. Army’s pursuit of Pancho Villa
  • 50. Which of the following is not an example of how New Mexico contributed to World War I?
A) NewMexicousedsomeofitslandastraining camps for soldiers.
B) Women helped run farms and ranches while the men were away at war.
C) Farmers and ranchers raised and produced food to feed troops.
D) New Mexico only allowed men to help with the war.
  • 51. Why are the 1920s remembered as a time of prosperity?
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
  • 52. What is Black Tuesday?
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
  • 53. Which of the following was not a cause of the Great Depression?
A) Many companies went bankrupt
B) Many people lost their jobs
C) Many new businesses and jobs were created
D) The stock market crash
  • 54. What was the goal of the Indian Reorganization Act?
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 reorganize Native Americans onto smaller reservations
D) To try and make Native Americans live like white men
  • 55. How did NM help during WWII?
A) By refusing to send men to fight in the war
B) by only providing women to fight in the war
C) By providing soldiers, suppplies, and new weapons to the US
D) By only providing supplies to the US military
  • 56. In what state ws the Manhattan Project located?
A) Texas
B) Arizona
C) New Mexico
D) California
  • 57. Why were all people of Japenese descent who lived on the west Coast put in internment camps?
A) Hitler ordered the US government to do it
B) Some people thought Japanese Americans living on the West Coast might give information or help to Japan during the war.
C) The government wanted to keep Japanese Americans safe from attacks by other Americans
D) The government did not want Japanese soldiers to kidnap Japanese Americans.
  • 58. What ended World War II in Japan?
A) Dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
B) The surrender of German armies
C) The attack on Pearl Harbor
D) Dropping atomic bombs on Germany and Italy
  • 59. What did the war do for New Mexico’s economy?
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 increased debt and caused more businesses to close.
D) It caused more people to lose their jobs
  • 60. What war began at the end of World War II?
A) The Cold War
B) The Korean War
C) The Vietnam War
D) World War III
  • 61. What two wars were part of the Cold War?
A) The Iraq and Afghanistan wars
B) The Vietnam War and World War III
C) The Korean and Vietnam wars
D) World War II and the Pearl Harbor War
  • 62. Which of the following is not true regarding New Mexico’s contributions during the Cold War?
A) Bombs and weapons were invented and tested in New Mexico.
B) The New Mexican government would only allow missiles to be tested in New Mexico but refused to test bombs in the state.
C) New Mexican laboratories invented nuclear bombs, missiles, and other important weapons.
D) Air bases and tunnels in New Mexico were used to store atomic bombs.
  • 63. Who participated in the arms race and space race?
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
  • 64. What brought more people to New Mexico during the Cold War?
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
  • 65. What was the Civil Rights Movement?
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
  • 66. What was the goal of La Alianza?
A) To get better working conditions for farm workers
B) To allow Hispanic students to speak Spanish in school
C) To give more land to the U.S. government
D) To reclaim lost land grants
  • 67. Why did the Pueblo Indians fight for ownership of Blue Lake?
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
  • 68. What is considered New Mexico’s number-one problem?
A) A lack of government leadership
B) Excess water
C) Water shortage
D) Land shortage
  • 69. Why does government exist?
A) To settle disputes between neighbors
B) To promote the public good
C) To take away the people’s rights
D) To force citizens to obey laws
  • 70. Which of the following governments is not supported in the U.S. and New Mexico constitutions?
A) Provincial
B) Federal
C) Tribal
D) Local
  • 71. Which of the following statements is true?
A) You have responsibilities with no rights.
B) You have responsibilities because of your rights.
C) You have rights with no responsibilities.
D) You have no rights or responsibilities.
  • 72. Which of the following is not a right guaranteed by the Bill of Rights ?
A) Freedom of Speech
B) Freedom of Religion
C) Trial by Jury
D) Choice of Judge
  • 73. What are the three branches of government?
A) Legislative, executive, judicial
B) Legislative, executive, general
C) General, executive, judicial
D) Legislative, general, judicial
  • 74. Which document outlines the structure and function of the state legislature?
A) The Declaration of Independence
B) The New Mexico Constitution
C) The Federalist Papers
D) The U.S. Constitution
  • 75. Who determines the structure and function of tribal government?
A) The federal government
B) Each Indian tribe
C) New Mexico’s state government
D) The Supreme Court
  • 76. What is critical to the success of a democratic society?
A) Unfair voting restrictions
B) Disagreements
C) Sound leadership
D) New laws to discuss
  • 77. Which is not an example of trade?
A) Taking something without paying for it
B) Exchanging your old hoodie for your friend’s baseball cap
C) Selling your old bicycle
D) Buying lunch
  • 78. What is the most widely accepted form of exchange in most countries?
A) begging
B) money
C) batering
D) gold and silver
  • 79. Which of the following is not something that banks do?
A) Help people manage their money
B) Use your money to go on vacations
C) Pay people interest for keeping money in the bank
D) Provide loans for people
  • 80. What is a free enterprise market system?
A) An economic system where supply and demand determine value and price
B) An economic system where all goods and services are free of charge
C) An economic system where the governor determines value and price
D) An economic system completely controlled by the government
  • 81. What other economic systems are found in New Mexico?
A) Traditional economies
B) Command economies
C) Tribal economies
D) Animal-powered economies
  • 82. Our free enterprise system directly impacts decisions at all of the following levels of government except:
A) State government
B) Tribal government
C) Local government
D) Provincial government
  • 83. Relying on others to make products we need in exchange for the products we specialize in is:
A) specialization
B) interdependence
C) economic sharing
D) cultural awareness
  • 84. What does tourism do for our state’s economy?
A) it does not impact the economy
B) it hurts the economy
C) it helps the economy
D) there is no tourism in NM
  • 85. Which resource do we not have enough of to meet our needs?
A) coal
B) bread
C) water
D) chilies
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