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