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