NM HISTORY FINAL EXAM
  • 1. What do historians study to learn about the past?
A) Only secondary sources
B) Primary and secondary sources from one person’s perspective
C) Primary and secondary sources from multiple perspectives
D) Only primary sources
  • 2. Why is it important to study history from multiple perspectives?
A) Because studying only one perspective would be boring
B) Because it is a state law
C) Because the first perspective is always wrong
D) Because you can learn more about historic events
  • 3. What makes someone a historical thinker?
A) Someone who wants to live just like people did in the past
B) Someone who questions history and draws conclusions
C) Someone who creates his or her own history
D) Someone who enjoys history
  • 4. What is geography?
A) The study of weather patterns over time
B) The study of rocks and minerals
C) The study of plants and animals and their habitats
D) The study of the earth's land, water, people, plants and animals
  • 5. The five themes of geography are:
A) Location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region
B) Deciduous, coniferous, Mediterranean, maritime, and arctic
C) Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, lava, and sand
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) Barometers, sextons, wind socks, and altimeters
B) Humidifiers, seismographs, x-rays, and sonographs
C) Maps, globes, satellite imagery, and aerial photographs
D) Calipers, scales, plumb bobs, and rulers
  • 8. New Mexico is part of the Southwest region with which other states?
A) Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana
B) Utah, Colorado, and Arizona
C) Texas, Oklahoma and Arizona
D) California, Nevada, and Arizona
  • 9. The four provinces of New Mexico are:
A) Antelope, Snakes, Bats, and Rodents
B) Desert, Mountain, River, and Lake
C) Rocky Mountains, Colorado Plateau, Great Plains, and Basin and Range
D) Sunshine, Monsoon, Dust Storm, and Wind
  • 10. How are life zone's determined?
A) By rock type
B) By latitude
C) By elevation
D) By longitude
  • 11. What is New Mexico’s most precious resource?
A) Water
B) sunshine
C) uranium
D) gold
  • 12. New Mexico is in what two hemispheres?
A) Northern and Western
B) Southern and Eastern
C) Southern and Western
D) Northern and Eastern
  • 13. Which item is a secondary source?
A) A diary
B) A photograph
C) A shoe
D) A history textbook
  • 14. What is the role of an archaeologist?
A) To write about modern people
B) To hunt for food
C) To investigate crime scenes
D) To study prehistoric people
  • 15. Which of the following statements is not correct?
A) The Paleo people lived in pit houses.
B) The Paleo people hunted very large animals.
C) The Paleo people made Clovis points.
D) The Paleo people were nomadic.
  • 16. Which of the following was not an innovation of the Archaic people?
A) Pit houses
B) Mano and metate
C) Atlatl
D) Pueblo houses
  • 17. The Mogollon people were first to do what in New Mexico?
A) Live the nomadic lifestyle
B) Hunt
C) Farm full time
D) Build pueblos
  • 18. What did the Ancestral Puebloans do to meet the growing need for housing?
A) They moved west for more land.
B) They began to build multi-level pueblos.
C) They spread out across more of the land.
D) They began to build multi-level pit houses.
  • 19. Which of the following statements about Chaco Canyon is not true?
A) Its largest city was Pueblo Bonito.
B) It is an Ancestral Puebloan city.
C) t was made by modern Apache Indians.
D) It has many pueblo houses.
  • 20. The Diné people developed into which two groups of people?
A) The Paleo and Archaic people
B) The Folsom and Clovis people
C) The Mogollon and Ancestral Puebloans
D) The Navajo and Apache
  • 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) Navajo
C) Archaic
D) Mogollon
  • 22. What were the Apache best known for?
A) Being skilled craftsmen
B) Being great musicians
C) Being fierce warriors
D) Being the first farmers
  • 23. Kivas were used for all of the following except:
A) Religion
B) Ceremonies
C) Storage
D) A gathering place
  • 24. What led to Mexico’s independence from Spain?
A) Power struggles
B) Corrupt government practices
C) A desire to stay with Spain
D) Help from Americans in the Spanish American War
  • 25. What happened in New Mexico after Mexico gained independence from 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.
  • 26. What did more trade routes and an increase in trade do for New Mexico?
A) It made New Mexico less isolated.
B) It decreased job opportunities.
C) It did not help or hurt New Mexico.
D) It increased New Mexico’s crime rate.
  • 27. What was the cause of the Chimayo Rebellion?
A) An unpopular governor implementing new tax policies
B) An attack from Mexico over new trade laws
C) There was no rebellion in 1837
D) Political corruption and public greed
  • 28. What created tense relations between Texans and New Mexicans?
A) Unfair trading practices
B) There were good relations
C) Desire for more land
D) Preferential treatment from Mexico
  • 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 give the United States a third of its land, not including New Mexico
B) To have peace with the United States for 10 years
C) To give the United States New Mexico but nothing else
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) 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.
  • 32. How did New Mexicans feel about slavery in their territory?
A) All New Mexicans did not want slavery.
B) Slavery was not an issue if New Mexico
C) All New Mexicans wanted 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 endured the Navajo Long Walk and confinement at Bosque Redondo
B) The Indians were given adequate supplies.
C) The Indians joined with the Confederates.
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) Apache and Pueblo
C) Navajo and Taos
D) Navajo and Apache
  • 35. Why did the Confederates want the Southwest?
A) To prove they could conquer it
B) To live somewhere new
C) To pay for the war
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 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 created boarding schools for the Indian children to learn the ways of white people.
D) They made it against the law for Indians to speak any language besides English.
  • 37. Which of the following is not one of the trails from New Mexico to California?
A) Maxwell Overland Trail
B) Butterfield Overland Trail
C) Old Spanish Trail
D) Cooke’s Wagon Road
  • 38. People came to New Mexico for a lot of these reasons except:
A) To get gold
B) To buy cheap land
C) To get a new start
D) To learn Spanish
  • 39. Which religion faced challenges from new missionaries and their new bishop?
A) The Muslim religion
B) The Jewish religion
C) The Protestant religion
D) The Catholic religion
  • 40. The government gave land to settlers, but what problem did the settlers have in eastern New Mexico?
A) Farming was difficult in that area.
B) There was too much rainfall.
C) The ground was too fertile.
D) They had too many crops to sell.
  • 41. Which of the following were not helped by the railroad?
A) Tourists
B) Families wanting to move to the territory
C) Business owners
D) Los Hermanos Penitentes
  • 42. All of the following contributed to New Mexico’s lawlessness except:
A) Few judges
B) Few lawmen
C) Few guns
D) Many places to hide
  • 43. Which war was sparked by a conflict over political and economic power in New Mexico Territory?
A) The Colfax County War
B) The Spanish American War
C) The Lincoln County War
D) The Civil War
  • 44. Disputes over land grants and water rights often resulted in what?
A) Peace treaties
B) Friendships
C) Trade
D) Violence
  • 45. For how many years was New Mexico a territory?
A) 16 years
B) 61 years
C) 26 years
D) 62 years
  • 46. Which of the following was not an issue in New Mexico becoming a state?
A) Concerns about loyalty
B) Concerns about corruption
C) Violence of the Wild West
D) Population size
  • 47. What did New Mexicans do in the Spanish American War to prove their loyalty?
A) Refused to fight
B) Only sent supplies
C) Fought in the Rough Riders
D) Sent letters of encouragement
  • 48. New Mexico was the ___ state to join the United States.
A) 45th
B) 26th
C) 34th
D) 47th
  • 49. What strained relations between Mexico and the United States?
A) The U.S. Army’s pursuit of Pancho Villa
B) The U.S. Army’s surrender to Mexico during the Mexican Expedition
C) Mexico’s pursuit of the U.S. Army
D) Mexico taking land from the United States
  • 50. Which of the following is not an example of how New Mexico contributed to World War I?
A) Farmers and ranchers raised and produced food to feed troops.
B) New Mexico only allowed men to help with the war.
C) NewMexicousedsomeofitslandastraining camps for soldiers.
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 it was a time when many were losing their jobs and living in poverty
B) Because it was a decade of economic and cultural growth for New Mexico and the United States
C) Because that is what the government said it should be called
D) Because it was a time of many world wars
  • 52. What is Black Tuesday?
A) The day World War II started
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 when African Americans received equal rights
  • 53. Which of the following was not a cause of the Great Depression?
A) Many companies went bankrupt
B) Many people lost their jobs
C) Many new businesses and jobs were created
D) The stock market crash
  • 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 make Native Americans live like white men
D) To try and fix problems for Native Americans that were created by earlier policies
  • 55. How did NM help during WWII?
A) By only providing supplies to the US military
B) By providing soldiers, suppplies, and new weapons to the US
C) By refusing to send men to fight in the war
D) by only providing women to fight in the war
  • 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 did not want Japanese soldiers to kidnap Japanese 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 wanted to keep Japanese Americans safe from attacks by other Americans
  • 58. What ended World War II in Japan?
A) Dropping atomic bombs on Germany and Italy
B) The surrender of German armies
C) Dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
D) The attack on Pearl Harbor
  • 59. What did the war do for New Mexico’s economy?
A) It increased debt and caused more businesses to close.
B) t only created jobs for women and children New Mexico.
C) It caused more people to lose their jobs
D) It created jobs for New Mexicans, and many cities in New Mexico grew.
  • 60. What war began at the end of World War II?
A) The Cold War
B) The Korean War
C) The Vietnam War
D) World War III
  • 61. What two wars were part of the Cold War?
A) The Iraq and Afghanistan wars
B) The Vietnam War and World War III
C) The Korean and Vietnam wars
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) 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) Bombs and weapons were invented and tested in New Mexico.
D) New Mexican laboratories invented nuclear bombs, missiles, and other important weapons.
  • 63. Who participated in the arms race and space race?
A) The United States and Germany
B) The United States and the Soviet Union
C) The United States and Japan
D) The Soviet Union and Germany
  • 64. What brought more people to New Mexico during the Cold War?
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) Job opportunities in the military, national labs, and mining industries
D) Tourism
  • 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 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 title of the famous speech given by Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • 66. What was the goal of La Alianza?
A) To allow Hispanic students to speak Spanish in school
B) To get better working conditions for farm workers
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 the U.S. government was using it as a storage site for garbage
B) Because they wanted to find treasure their ancestors had buried in it
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) Land shortage
B) Excess water
C) A lack of government leadership
D) Water shortage
  • 69. Why does government exist?
A) To promote the public good
B) To force citizens to obey laws
C) To take away the people’s rights
D) To settle disputes between neighbors
  • 70. Which of the following governments is not supported in the U.S. and New Mexico constitutions?
A) Provincial
B) Federal
C) Local
D) Tribal
  • 71. Which of the following statements is true?
A) You have no rights or responsibilities.
B) You have rights with no responsibilities.
C) You have responsibilities with no rights.
D) You have responsibilities because of your rights.
  • 72. Which of the following is not a right guaranteed by the Bill of Rights ?
A) Freedom of Religion
B) Choice of Judge
C) Trial by Jury
D) Freedom of Speech
  • 73. What are the three branches of government?
A) General, executive, judicial
B) Legislative, general, judicial
C) Legislative, executive, general
D) Legislative, executive, judicial
  • 74. Which document outlines the structure and function of the state legislature?
A) The Federalist Papers
B) The New Mexico Constitution
C) The U.S. Constitution
D) The Declaration of Independence
  • 75. Who determines the structure and function of tribal government?
A) New Mexico’s state government
B) Each Indian tribe
C) The federal government
D) The Supreme Court
  • 76. What is critical to the success of a democratic society?
A) New laws to discuss
B) Sound leadership
C) Disagreements
D) Unfair voting restrictions
  • 77. Which is not an example of trade?
A) Selling your old bicycle
B) Taking something without paying for it
C) Exchanging your old hoodie for your friend’s baseball cap
D) Buying lunch
  • 78. What is the most widely accepted form of exchange in most countries?
A) money
B) batering
C) begging
D) gold and silver
  • 79. Which of the following is not something that banks do?
A) Pay people interest for keeping money in the bank
B) Provide loans for people
C) Help people manage their money
D) Use your money to go on vacations
  • 80. What is a free enterprise market system?
A) An economic system where supply and demand determine value and price
B) An economic system completely controlled by the government
C) An economic system where the governor determines value and price
D) An economic system where all goods and services are free of charge
  • 81. What other economic systems are found in New Mexico?
A) Command economies
B) Animal-powered economies
C) Traditional economies
D) Tribal economies
  • 82. Our free enterprise system directly impacts decisions at all of the following levels of government except:
A) Local government
B) Tribal government
C) State government
D) Provincial government
  • 83. Relying on others to make products we need in exchange for the products we specialize in is:
A) cultural awareness
B) specialization
C) economic sharing
D) interdependence
  • 84. What does tourism do for our state’s economy?
A) there is no tourism in NM
B) it helps the economy
C) it does not impact the economy
D) it hurts the economy
  • 85. Which resource do we not have enough of to meet our needs?
A) bread
B) coal
C) chilies
D) water
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