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