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