A) Primary and secondary sources from multiple perspectives B) Only secondary sources C) Primary and secondary sources from one person’s perspective D) Only primary sources
A) Because the first perspective is always wrong B) Because you can learn more about historic events C) Because studying only one perspective would be boring D) Because it is a state law
A) Someone who enjoys history B) Someone who questions history and draws conclusions C) Someone who creates his or her own history D) Someone who wants to live just like people did in the past
A) The study of the earth's land, water, people, plants and animals B) The study of rocks and minerals C) The study of plants and animals and their habitats D) The study of weather patterns over time
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 next to each other. B) The regions are all by the ocean. C) The regions share at least one common feature. D) The regions are all in the South.
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) California, Nevada, and Arizona C) Texas, Oklahoma and Arizona D) Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana
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 longitude B) By elevation C) By rock type D) By latitude
A) gold B) Water C) sunshine D) uranium
A) Northern and Eastern B) Northern and Western C) Southern and Eastern D) Southern and Western
A) A shoe B) A diary C) A history textbook D) A photograph
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 made Clovis points. B) The Paleo people lived in pit houses. C) The Paleo people hunted very large animals. D) The Paleo people were nomadic.
A) Pit houses B) Mano and metate C) Atlatl D) Pueblo houses
A) Farm full time B) Hunt C) Build pueblos D) Live the nomadic lifestyle
A) They moved west for more land. B) They began to build multi-level pueblos. C) They began to build multi-level pit houses. D) They spread out across more of the land.
A) It is an Ancestral Puebloan city. B) It has many pueblo houses. C) Its largest city was Pueblo Bonito. D) t was made by modern Apache Indians.
A) The Mogollon and Ancestral Puebloans B) The Folsom and Clovis people C) The Paleo and Archaic people D) The Navajo and Apache
A) Archaic B) Apache C) Mogollon D) Navajo
A) Being fierce warriors B) Being great musicians C) Being the first farmers D) Being skilled craftsmen
A) Storage B) Religion C) Ceremonies D) A gathering place
A) Power struggles B) A desire to stay with Spain C) Corrupt government practices D) Help from Americans in the Spanish American War
A) New Mexico became part of the United States. B) New Mexico experienced political instability. C) New Mexico gave land to the United States. D) Spain fought Mexico for New Mexico.
A) It made New Mexico less isolated. B) It increased New Mexico’s crime rate. C) It decreased job opportunities. 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) Preferential treatment from Mexico B) Desire for more land C) There were good relations D) Unfair trading practices
A) United States annexed Texas B) Corrupt government in Mexico C) Border disputes over Texas D) Dishonest Mexican peace delegates
A) To give the United States New Mexico but nothing else 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 a third of its land, including New Mexico
A) Mexico won the war. B) It was sparked by disputes over the Texas border. C) During a rebellion, Governor Bent was killed. D) It started with the peaceful surrender of General Armijo.
A) All New Mexicans wanted slavery. B) All New Mexicans did not want slavery. C) Slavery was not an issue if New Mexico 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) Apache and Pueblo B) Navajo and Taos C) Pueblo and Navajo D) Navajo and Apache
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 tribes to participate in any tribal ceremonies unless a white person was there. 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) Cooke’s Wagon Road C) Old Spanish Trail D) Maxwell Overland Trail
A) To get a new start B) To buy cheap land C) To learn Spanish D) To get gold
A) The Catholic religion B) The Jewish religion C) The Muslim religion D) The Protestant religion
A) Farming was difficult in that area. B) The ground was too fertile. C) There was too much rainfall. D) They had too many crops to sell.
A) Los Hermanos Penitentes B) Business owners C) Tourists D) Families wanting to move to the territory
A) Few guns B) Few lawmen C) Many places to hide D) Few judges
A) The Lincoln County War B) The Civil War C) The Colfax County War D) The Spanish American War
A) Trade B) Friendships C) Peace treaties D) Violence
A) 16 years B) 61 years C) 26 years D) 62 years
A) Concerns about corruption B) Population size C) Violence of the Wild West D) Concerns about loyalty
A) Sent letters of encouragement B) Fought in the Rough Riders C) Refused to fight D) Only sent supplies
A) 26th B) 47th C) 45th D) 34th
A) Mexico taking land from the United States B) The U.S. Army’s surrender to Mexico during the Mexican Expedition C) Mexico’s pursuit of the U.S. Army D) The U.S. Army’s pursuit of Pancho Villa
A) Farmers and ranchers raised and produced food to feed troops. B) New Mexico only allowed men to help with the war. C) Women helped run farms and ranches while the men were away at war. D) NewMexicousedsomeofitslandastraining camps for soldiers.
A) Because it was a time of many world wars B) Because it was a decade of economic and cultural growth for New Mexico and the United States C) Because it was a time when many were losing their jobs and living in poverty D) Because that is what the government said it should be called
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) The stock market crash B) Many people lost their jobs C) Many companies went bankrupt 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 refusing to send men to fight in the war C) By providing soldiers, suppplies, and new weapons to the US D) by only providing women to fight in the war
A) Arizona B) New Mexico C) California D) Texas
A) The government wanted to keep Japanese Americans safe from attacks by other Americans B) The government did not want Japanese soldiers to kidnap Japanese Americans. C) Some people thought Japanese Americans living on the West Coast might give information or help to Japan during the war. D) Hitler ordered the US government to do it
A) Dropping atomic bombs on Germany and Italy B) The attack on Pearl Harbor C) The surrender of German armies D) Dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
A) t only created jobs for women and children New Mexico. B) It created jobs for New Mexicans, and many cities in New Mexico grew. C) It caused more people to lose their jobs D) It increased debt and caused more businesses to close.
A) The Korean War B) The Cold War C) World War III D) The Vietnam War
A) The Korean and Vietnam wars B) The Vietnam War and World War III C) World War II and the Pearl Harbor War D) The Iraq and Afghanistan wars
A) Bombs and weapons were invented and tested in New Mexico. B) New Mexican laboratories invented nuclear bombs, missiles, and other important weapons. C) Air bases and tunnels in New Mexico were used to store atomic bombs. 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 Soviet Union and Germany B) The United States and Japan 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) Tourism C) Job opportunities in the military, national labs, and mining industries D) Many people knew New Mexico had plenty of land to hide from Communists
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 reclaim lost land grants B) To give more land to the U.S. government C) To get better working conditions for farm workers 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 give it to the Hispanic people C) Because they wanted to find treasure their ancestors had buried in it D) Because the U.S. government was using it as a storage site for garbage
A) Land shortage B) A lack of government leadership C) Excess water D) Water shortage
A) To take away the people’s rights B) To settle disputes between neighbors C) To promote the public good D) To force citizens to obey laws
A) Local B) Tribal C) Federal D) Provincial
A) You have responsibilities because of your rights. B) You have rights with no responsibilities. C) You have responsibilities with no rights. D) You have no rights or responsibilities.
A) Choice of Judge B) Freedom of Religion C) Freedom of Speech D) Trial by Jury
A) Legislative, executive, general B) Legislative, executive, judicial C) Legislative, general, judicial D) General, executive, judicial
A) The New Mexico Constitution B) The Declaration of Independence C) The U.S. Constitution D) The Federalist Papers
A) The Supreme Court B) Each Indian tribe C) New Mexico’s state government D) The federal government
A) Unfair voting restrictions B) New laws to discuss C) Disagreements D) Sound leadership
A) Exchanging your old hoodie for your friend’s baseball cap B) Taking something without paying for it C) Buying lunch D) Selling your old bicycle
A) gold and silver B) begging C) money D) batering
A) Help people manage their money B) Provide loans for people C) Use your money to go on vacations 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 completely controlled by the government C) An economic system where supply and demand determine value and price D) An economic system where all goods and services are free of charge
A) Tribal economies B) Command economies C) Animal-powered economies D) Traditional economies
A) Provincial government B) Tribal government C) Local government D) State government
A) economic sharing B) cultural awareness C) specialization D) interdependence
A) it hurts the economy B) it helps the economy C) it does not impact the economy D) there is no tourism in NM
A) chilies B) bread C) water D) coal |