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
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 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 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
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
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.
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
A) Utah, Colorado, and Arizona B) Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana C) California, Nevada, and Arizona D) Texas, Oklahoma and Arizona
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
A) By elevation B) By rock type C) By latitude D) By longitude
A) sunshine B) uranium C) gold D) Water
A) Southern and Eastern B) Northern and Western C) Southern and Western D) Northern and Eastern
A) A history textbook B) A photograph C) A diary D) A shoe
A) To hunt for food B) To write about modern people C) To study prehistoric people D) To investigate crime scenes
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) Pit houses B) Pueblo houses C) Mano and metate D) Atlatl
A) Hunt B) Farm full time C) Live the nomadic lifestyle D) Build pueblos
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.
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.
A) The Navajo and Apache B) The Paleo and Archaic people C) The Mogollon and Ancestral Puebloans D) The Folsom and Clovis people
A) Apache B) Mogollon C) Navajo D) Archaic
A) Being the first farmers B) Being great musicians C) Being fierce warriors D) Being skilled craftsmen
A) A gathering place B) Ceremonies C) Religion 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) 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.
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.
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
A) There were good relations B) Unfair trading practices C) Preferential treatment from Mexico D) Desire for more land
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) 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.
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.
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.
A) Pueblo and Navajo B) Navajo and Apache C) Navajo and Taos D) Apache and Pueblo
A) To live somewhere new B) To pay for the war C) To prove they could conquer it D) To appease their soldiers
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.
A) Butterfield Overland Trail B) Old Spanish Trail C) Cooke’s Wagon Road D) Maxwell Overland Trail
A) To buy cheap land B) To get a new start C) To get gold D) To learn Spanish
A) The Catholic religion B) The Jewish religion C) The Muslim religion D) The Protestant religion
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.
A) Tourists B) Business owners C) Families wanting to move to the territory D) Los Hermanos Penitentes
A) Few guns B) Few judges C) Many places to hide D) Few lawmen
A) The Civil War B) The Spanish American War C) The Colfax County War D) The Lincoln County War
A) Trade B) Friendships C) Peace treaties D) Violence
A) 61 years B) 16 years C) 62 years D) 26 years
A) Concerns about loyalty B) Population size C) Concerns about corruption D) Violence of the Wild West
A) Fought in the Rough Riders B) Sent letters of encouragement C) Refused to fight D) Only sent supplies
A) 47th B) 26th C) 45th D) 34th
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
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.
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
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
A) The stock market crash B) Many companies went bankrupt C) Many people lost their jobs D) Many new businesses and jobs were created
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
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
A) Texas B) New Mexico C) Arizona D) California
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) Dropping atomic bombs on Germany and Italy C) Dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki D) The surrender of German armies
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.
A) The Cold War B) World War III C) The Korean War D) The Vietnam 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
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.
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) 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
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.
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
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
A) Water shortage B) Excess water C) Land shortage D) A lack of government leadership
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
A) Provincial B) Federal C) Tribal D) Local
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.
A) Freedom of Religion B) Freedom of Speech C) Choice of Judge D) Trial by Jury
A) Legislative, executive, judicial B) General, executive, judicial C) Legislative, general, judicial D) Legislative, executive, general
A) The New Mexico Constitution B) The Declaration of Independence C) The Federalist Papers D) The U.S. Constitution
A) The federal government B) New Mexico’s state government C) The Supreme Court D) Each Indian tribe
A) New laws to discuss B) Unfair voting restrictions C) Sound leadership D) Disagreements
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
A) begging B) gold and silver C) batering D) money
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
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) Traditional economies B) Animal-powered economies C) Command economies D) Tribal economies
A) State government B) Tribal government C) Provincial government D) Local government
A) interdependence B) cultural awareness C) specialization D) economic sharing
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) chilies B) bread C) water D) coal |