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 the first perspective is always wrong D) Because studying only one perspective would be boring
A) Someone who wants to live just like people did in the past B) Someone who enjoys history 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) Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, lava, and sand C) Location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region D) Deciduous, coniferous, Mediterranean, maritime, and arctic
A) The regions are all in the South. B) The regions share at least one common feature. C) The regions are all by the ocean. D) The regions are next to each other.
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) Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana D) California, Nevada, and Arizona
A) Sunshine, Monsoon, Dust Storm, and Wind B) Desert, Mountain, River, and Lake C) Antelope, Snakes, Bats, and Rodents 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) Water C) uranium D) gold
A) Southern and Eastern B) Southern and Western C) Northern and Western D) Northern and Eastern
A) A history textbook B) A shoe C) A photograph D) A diary
A) To write about modern people B) To investigate crime scenes C) To hunt for food D) To study prehistoric people
A) The Paleo people hunted very large animals. B) The Paleo people lived in pit houses. C) The Paleo people made Clovis points. D) The Paleo people were nomadic.
A) Mano and metate B) Atlatl C) Pit houses D) Pueblo houses
A) Build pueblos B) Live the nomadic lifestyle C) Hunt D) Farm full time
A) They began to build multi-level pit houses. B) They moved west for more land. C) They began to build multi-level pueblos. 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 Mogollon and Ancestral Puebloans B) The Paleo and Archaic people C) The Navajo and Apache D) The Folsom and Clovis people
A) Apache B) Archaic C) Mogollon D) Navajo
A) Being fierce warriors B) Being the first farmers C) Being skilled craftsmen D) Being great musicians
A) Ceremonies B) A gathering place C) Religion D) Storage
A) A desire to stay with Spain B) Corrupt government practices C) Power struggles D) Help from Americans in the Spanish American War
A) New Mexico experienced political instability. B) New Mexico gave land to the United States. C) Spain fought Mexico for New Mexico. D) New Mexico became part of the United States.
A) It increased New Mexico’s crime rate. B) It decreased job opportunities. C) It did not help or hurt New Mexico. D) It made New Mexico less isolated.
A) An attack from Mexico over new trade laws B) Political corruption and public greed C) There was no rebellion in 1837 D) An unpopular governor implementing new tax policies
A) Desire for more land B) There were good relations C) Unfair trading practices D) Preferential treatment from Mexico
A) Dishonest Mexican peace delegates B) Corrupt government in Mexico C) United States annexed Texas D) Border disputes over Texas
A) To have peace with the United States for 10 years B) To give the United States a third of its land, including New Mexico 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) Mexico won the war. 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) All New Mexicans did not want slavery. C) Some New Mexicans wanted slavery and some did not. D) Slavery was not an issue if New Mexico
A) The Indians endured the Navajo Long Walk and confinement at Bosque Redondo B) The Indians were given adequate supplies. C) The Indians endured the Trail of Tears and confinement at Bosque Redondo. D) The Indians joined with the Confederates.
A) Navajo and Taos B) Pueblo and Navajo C) Navajo and Apache D) Apache and Pueblo
A) To pay for the war B) To prove they could conquer it C) To appease their soldiers D) To live somewhere new
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 tribes to participate in any tribal ceremonies unless a white person was there. 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 get gold B) To get a new start C) To buy cheap land D) To learn Spanish
A) The Jewish religion B) The Protestant religion C) The Muslim 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) Los Hermanos Penitentes B) Tourists C) Business owners D) Families wanting to move to the territory
A) Few judges B) Few lawmen C) Many places to hide D) Few guns
A) The Civil War B) The Spanish American War C) The Lincoln County War D) The Colfax County War
A) Trade B) Peace treaties C) Violence D) Friendships
A) 61 years B) 62 years C) 26 years D) 16 years
A) Concerns about loyalty B) Population size C) Concerns about corruption D) Violence of the Wild West
A) Refused to fight B) Only sent supplies C) Sent letters of encouragement D) Fought in the Rough Riders
A) 34th B) 47th C) 26th D) 45th
A) The U.S. Army’s surrender to Mexico during the Mexican Expedition B) Mexico taking land from the United States C) Mexico’s pursuit of the U.S. Army D) The U.S. Army’s pursuit of Pancho Villa
A) Women helped run farms and ranches while the men were away at war. B) Farmers and ranchers raised and produced food to feed troops. C) New Mexico only allowed men to help with the war. D) NewMexicousedsomeofitslandastraining camps for soldiers.
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 World War II started B) The day the sun did not shine for 24 hours C) The day of the worst stock market crash in history D) The day when African Americans received equal rights
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 try and fix problems for Native Americans that were created by earlier policies 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 only providing women to fight in the war D) By providing soldiers, suppplies, and new weapons to the US
A) Arizona B) New Mexico C) Texas D) California
A) Some people thought Japanese Americans living on the West Coast might give information or help to Japan during the war. B) The government did not want Japanese soldiers to kidnap Japanese Americans. C) Hitler ordered the US government to do it D) The government wanted to keep Japanese Americans safe from attacks by other 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 increased debt and caused more businesses to close. B) It created jobs for New Mexicans, and many cities in New Mexico grew. C) It caused more people to lose their jobs D) t only created jobs for women and children New Mexico.
A) The Vietnam War B) The Korean War C) The Cold War D) World War III
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) Bombs and weapons were invented and tested in New Mexico. B) The New Mexican government would only allow missiles to be tested in New Mexico but refused to test bombs in the state. 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) Many people knew New Mexico had plenty of land to hide from Communists B) Tourism C) The promise of greater wealth by working for the Soviet government D) Job opportunities in the military, national labs, and mining industries
A) The title of the famous speech given by Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. B) The efforts of blacks to challenge the discrimination they faced in parts of New Mexico and across the country C) The efforts of white people in New Mexico to give the black and Hispanic populations equal rights D) The time period between the end of World War II and the beginning of the Vietnam War
A) To get better working conditions for farm workers B) To allow Hispanic students to speak Spanish in school C) To give more land to the U.S. government D) To reclaim lost land grants
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) Excess water B) A lack of government leadership C) Water shortage D) Land shortage
A) To promote the public good B) To take away the people’s rights C) To settle disputes between neighbors D) To force citizens to obey laws
A) Local B) Tribal C) Provincial D) Federal
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) Trial by Jury B) Freedom of Speech C) Freedom of Religion D) Choice of Judge
A) Legislative, executive, general B) Legislative, general, judicial C) General, executive, judicial D) Legislative, executive, judicial
A) The Declaration of Independence B) The New Mexico Constitution C) The Federalist Papers D) The U.S. Constitution
A) New Mexico’s state government B) The federal government C) The Supreme Court D) Each Indian tribe
A) Unfair voting restrictions B) New laws to discuss C) Sound leadership D) Disagreements
A) Selling your old bicycle B) Exchanging your old hoodie for your friend’s baseball cap C) Taking something without paying for it D) Buying lunch
A) gold and silver B) begging C) money D) batering
A) Help people manage their money B) Pay people interest for keeping money in the bank C) Provide loans for people D) Use your money to go on vacations
A) An economic system where supply and demand determine value and price B) An economic system where the governor determines value and price C) An economic system where all goods and services are free of charge D) An economic system completely controlled by the government
A) Command economies B) Tribal economies C) Traditional economies D) Animal-powered economies
A) State government B) Local government C) Tribal government D) Provincial government
A) specialization B) cultural awareness C) interdependence D) economic sharing
A) it hurts the economy B) there is no tourism in NM C) it does not impact the economy D) it helps the economy
A) coal B) chilies C) water D) bread |