A) Only secondary sources B) Primary and secondary sources from multiple perspectives C) Only primary sources D) Primary and secondary sources from one person’s perspective
A) Because it is a state law B) Because studying only one perspective would be boring C) Because the first perspective is always wrong 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 questions history and draws conclusions D) Someone who creates his or her own history
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 rocks and minerals D) The study of plants and animals and their habitats
A) Location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region B) Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, lava, and sand 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 share at least one common feature. C) The regions are next to each other. D) The regions are all in the South.
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) California, Nevada, and Arizona B) Texas, Oklahoma and Arizona C) Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana D) Utah, Colorado, and Arizona
A) Sunshine, Monsoon, Dust Storm, and Wind B) Antelope, Snakes, Bats, and Rodents C) Rocky Mountains, Colorado Plateau, Great Plains, and Basin and Range D) Desert, Mountain, River, and Lake
A) By latitude B) By rock type C) By longitude D) By elevation
A) Water B) uranium C) sunshine D) gold
A) Southern and Western B) Northern and Western C) Southern and Eastern D) Northern and Eastern
A) A shoe B) A photograph C) A history textbook D) A diary
A) To write about modern people B) To study prehistoric people C) To hunt for food D) To investigate crime scenes
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) Mano and metate B) Pit houses C) Pueblo houses D) Atlatl
A) Hunt B) Farm full time C) Build pueblos D) Live the nomadic lifestyle
A) They began to build multi-level pueblos. B) They began to build multi-level pit houses. C) They moved west for more land. D) They spread out across more of the land.
A) It has many pueblo houses. B) Its largest city was Pueblo Bonito. C) It is an Ancestral Puebloan city. D) t was made by modern Apache Indians.
A) The Navajo and Apache B) The Mogollon and Ancestral Puebloans C) The Paleo and Archaic people D) The Folsom and Clovis people
A) Apache B) Mogollon C) Archaic D) Navajo
A) Being skilled craftsmen B) Being the first farmers C) Being fierce warriors D) Being great musicians
A) A gathering place B) Ceremonies C) Storage D) Religion
A) Help from Americans in the Spanish American War B) Power struggles C) Corrupt government practices D) A desire to stay with Spain
A) New Mexico gave land to the United States. B) Spain fought Mexico for New Mexico. C) New Mexico experienced political instability. D) New Mexico became part of the United States.
A) It made New Mexico less isolated. B) It increased New Mexico’s crime rate. C) It did not help or hurt New Mexico. 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) Desire for more land B) There were good relations C) Unfair trading practices D) Preferential treatment from Mexico
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 have peace with the United States for 10 years C) To give the United States a third of its land, not including New Mexico D) To give the United States New Mexico but nothing else
A) During a rebellion, Governor Bent was killed. B) It was sparked by disputes over the Texas border. C) Mexico won the war. 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 Trail of Tears and confinement at Bosque Redondo. C) The Indians joined with the Confederates. D) The Indians endured the Navajo Long Walk and confinement at Bosque Redondo
A) Apache and Pueblo B) Navajo and Taos C) Navajo and Apache D) Pueblo and Navajo
A) To prove they could conquer it B) To pay for the war C) To appease their soldiers D) To live somewhere new
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 Indians to speak any language besides English. C) They created boarding schools for the Indian children to learn the ways of white people. D) They made it against the law for tribes to participate in any tribal ceremonies unless a white person was there.
A) Old Spanish Trail B) Maxwell Overland Trail C) Butterfield Overland Trail D) Cooke’s Wagon Road
A) To get a new start B) To get gold C) To buy cheap land D) To learn Spanish
A) The Protestant religion B) The Muslim religion C) The Jewish religion D) The Catholic 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) Families wanting to move to the territory C) Tourists D) Los Hermanos Penitentes
A) Many places to hide B) Few guns C) Few lawmen D) Few judges
A) The Spanish American War B) The Colfax County War C) The Lincoln County War D) The Civil War
A) Trade B) Friendships C) Peace treaties D) Violence
A) 62 years B) 61 years C) 26 years D) 16 years
A) Population size B) Concerns about loyalty C) Concerns about corruption D) Violence of the Wild West
A) Fought in the Rough Riders B) Only sent supplies C) Sent letters of encouragement D) Refused to fight
A) 26th B) 47th 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’s pursuit of the U.S. Army D) Mexico taking land from the United States
A) Women helped run farms and ranches while the men were away at war. B) New Mexico only allowed men to help with the war. C) NewMexicousedsomeofitslandastraining camps for soldiers. D) Farmers and ranchers raised and produced food to feed troops.
A) Because it was a decade of economic and cultural growth for New Mexico and the United States B) Because that is what the government said it should be called C) Because it was a time of many world wars D) Because it was a time when many were losing their jobs and living in poverty
A) The day when African Americans received equal rights B) The day of the worst stock market crash in history C) The day the sun did not shine for 24 hours D) The day World War II started
A) Many people lost their jobs B) Many new businesses and jobs were created C) Many companies went bankrupt D) The stock market crash
A) To take more land from Native Americans B) To reorganize Native Americans onto smaller reservations C) To try and make Native Americans live like white men D) To try and fix problems for Native Americans that were created by earlier policies
A) By refusing to send men to fight in the war B) By providing soldiers, suppplies, and new weapons to the US C) By only providing supplies to the US military D) by only providing women to fight in the war
A) Texas B) Arizona C) New Mexico D) California
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) Dropping atomic bombs on Germany and Italy C) The attack on Pearl Harbor 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 Korean War B) The Vietnam War C) The Cold War D) World War III
A) The Vietnam War and World War III B) The Iraq and Afghanistan wars C) World War II and the Pearl Harbor War 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) Air bases and tunnels in New Mexico were used to store atomic bombs. C) New Mexican laboratories invented nuclear bombs, missiles, and other important weapons. D) Bombs and weapons were invented and tested in New Mexico.
A) The United States and Japan B) The Soviet Union and Germany C) The United States and Germany D) The United States and the Soviet Union
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) Tourism D) Job opportunities in the military, national labs, and mining industries
A) The efforts of blacks to challenge the discrimination they faced in parts of New Mexico and across the country B) The time period between the end of World War II and the beginning of the Vietnam War C) The efforts of white people in New Mexico to give the black and Hispanic populations equal rights 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 get better working conditions for farm workers C) To allow Hispanic students to speak Spanish in school D) To reclaim lost land grants
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 they wanted to give it to the Hispanic people D) Because it was an important place of worship for their tribe and helped to preserve their culture.
A) Water shortage B) Excess water C) A lack of government leadership D) Land shortage
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) Federal B) Provincial C) Local D) Tribal
A) You have responsibilities because of your rights. B) You have rights with no responsibilities. 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, executive, general B) Legislative, executive, judicial C) General, executive, judicial D) Legislative, general, judicial
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) Sound leadership B) Unfair voting restrictions C) Disagreements D) New laws to discuss
A) Taking something without paying for it B) Exchanging your old hoodie for your friend’s baseball cap C) Buying lunch D) Selling your old bicycle
A) money B) batering C) begging D) gold and silver
A) Use your money to go on vacations B) Provide loans for people C) Help people manage their money D) Pay people interest for keeping money in the bank
A) An economic system where the governor determines value and price B) An economic system where supply and demand determine value and price C) An economic system completely controlled by the government D) An economic system where all goods and services are free of charge
A) Animal-powered economies B) Tribal economies C) Traditional economies D) Command economies
A) State government B) Provincial government C) Local government D) Tribal government
A) interdependence B) cultural awareness C) economic sharing D) specialization
A) it hurts the economy B) it does not impact the economy C) it helps the economy D) there is no tourism in NM
A) bread B) water C) coal D) chilies |