A) Primary and secondary sources from multiple perspectives B) Primary and secondary sources from one person’s perspective C) Only secondary sources D) Only primary sources
A) Because studying only one perspective would be boring B) Because the first perspective is always wrong C) Because you can learn more about historic events D) Because it is a state law
A) Someone who questions history and draws conclusions B) Someone who enjoys history C) Someone who wants to live just like people did in the past D) Someone who creates his or her own history
A) The study of the earth's land, water, people, plants and animals B) The study of weather patterns over time 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 all in the South. D) The regions are next to each other.
A) Humidifiers, seismographs, x-rays, and sonographs B) Maps, globes, satellite imagery, and aerial photographs C) Barometers, sextons, wind socks, and altimeters D) Calipers, scales, plumb bobs, and rulers
A) Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana B) Utah, Colorado, and Arizona C) California, Nevada, and Arizona D) Texas, Oklahoma and Arizona
A) Desert, Mountain, River, and Lake B) Sunshine, Monsoon, Dust Storm, and Wind C) Rocky Mountains, Colorado Plateau, Great Plains, and Basin and Range D) Antelope, Snakes, Bats, and Rodents
A) By elevation B) By longitude C) By latitude D) By rock type
A) sunshine B) gold C) uranium D) Water
A) Northern and Western B) Northern and Eastern C) Southern and Eastern D) Southern and Western
A) A photograph B) A history textbook C) A diary D) A shoe
A) To write about modern people B) To hunt for food C) To investigate crime scenes D) To study prehistoric people
A) The Paleo people were nomadic. B) The Paleo people hunted very large animals. C) The Paleo people lived in pit houses. D) The Paleo people made Clovis points.
A) Mano and metate B) Pit houses C) Pueblo houses D) Atlatl
A) Live the nomadic lifestyle B) Farm full time C) Build pueblos D) Hunt
A) They moved west for more land. B) They began to build multi-level pit houses. C) They began to build multi-level pueblos. D) They spread out across more of the land.
A) It has many pueblo houses. B) t was made by modern Apache Indians. C) Its largest city was Pueblo Bonito. D) It is an Ancestral Puebloan city.
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) Archaic C) Navajo D) Mogollon
A) Being the first farmers B) Being great musicians C) Being skilled craftsmen D) Being fierce warriors
A) Ceremonies B) Religion C) A gathering place D) Storage
A) Corrupt government practices B) Power struggles C) Help from Americans in the Spanish American War 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 became part of the United States. D) New Mexico experienced political instability.
A) It did not help or hurt New Mexico. B) It decreased job opportunities. C) It made New Mexico less isolated. D) It increased New Mexico’s crime rate.
A) There was no rebellion in 1837 B) Political corruption and public greed C) An attack from Mexico over new trade laws D) An unpopular governor implementing new tax policies
A) Desire for more land B) Unfair trading practices C) There were good relations D) Preferential treatment from Mexico
A) Border disputes over Texas B) United States annexed Texas C) Dishonest Mexican peace delegates D) Corrupt government in Mexico
A) To give the United States a third of its land, including New Mexico 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 have peace with the United States for 10 years
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) Slavery was not an issue if New Mexico B) Some New Mexicans wanted slavery and some did not. C) All New Mexicans did not want slavery. D) All New Mexicans wanted slavery.
A) The Indians endured the Trail of Tears and confinement at Bosque Redondo. B) The Indians joined with the Confederates. C) The Indians were given adequate supplies. D) The Indians endured the Navajo Long Walk and confinement at Bosque Redondo
A) Navajo and Apache B) Navajo and Taos C) Apache and Pueblo D) Pueblo and Navajo
A) To appease their soldiers B) To pay for the war C) To prove they could conquer it 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 Indians to speak any language besides English. D) They made it against the law for tribes to participate in any tribal ceremonies unless a white person was there.
A) Maxwell Overland Trail B) Butterfield Overland Trail C) Cooke’s Wagon Road D) Old Spanish Trail
A) To get gold B) To learn Spanish C) To buy cheap land D) To get a new start
A) The Protestant religion B) The Muslim religion C) The Jewish religion D) The Catholic 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) Families wanting to move to the territory C) Business owners D) Tourists
A) Few guns B) Few lawmen C) Many places to hide D) Few judges
A) The Civil War B) The Spanish American War C) The Lincoln County War D) The Colfax County War
A) Friendships B) Trade C) Violence D) Peace treaties
A) 62 years B) 26 years C) 16 years D) 61 years
A) Population size B) Violence of the Wild West C) Concerns about corruption D) Concerns about loyalty
A) Sent letters of encouragement B) Only sent supplies C) Refused to fight D) Fought in the Rough Riders
A) 45th B) 34th C) 26th D) 47th
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) 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) NewMexicousedsomeofitslandastraining camps for soldiers. D) New Mexico only allowed men to help with the war.
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 the sun did not shine for 24 hours B) The day of the worst stock market crash in history C) The day when African Americans received equal rights D) The day World War II started
A) Many companies went bankrupt B) Many new businesses and jobs were created C) The stock market crash D) Many people lost their jobs
A) To reorganize Native Americans onto smaller reservations B) To try and make Native Americans live like white men C) To try and fix problems for Native Americans that were created by earlier policies D) To take more land from Native Americans
A) By refusing to send men to fight in the war B) By only providing supplies to the US military C) By providing soldiers, suppplies, and new weapons to the US D) by only providing women to fight in the war
A) New Mexico B) Arizona C) Texas D) California
A) Hitler ordered the US government to do it 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) 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 surrender of German armies D) The attack on Pearl Harbor
A) t only created jobs for women and children New Mexico. B) It increased debt and caused more businesses to close. C) It created jobs for New Mexicans, and many cities in New Mexico grew. D) It caused more people to lose their jobs
A) The Korean War B) The Cold War C) World War III D) The Vietnam 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
A) Air bases and tunnels in New Mexico were used to store atomic bombs. B) New Mexican laboratories invented nuclear bombs, missiles, and other important weapons. 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 the Soviet Union C) The United States and Germany D) The Soviet Union and Germany
A) The promise of greater wealth by working for the Soviet government B) Tourism C) Many people knew New Mexico had plenty of land to hide from Communists D) Job opportunities in the military, national labs, and mining industries
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.
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 the U.S. government was using it as a storage site for garbage B) Because it was an important place of worship for their tribe and helped to preserve their culture. C) Because they wanted to give it to the Hispanic people D) Because they wanted to find treasure their ancestors had buried in it
A) Excess water B) Land shortage C) A lack of government leadership D) Water shortage
A) To settle disputes between neighbors B) To force citizens to obey laws C) To take away the people’s rights D) To promote the public good
A) Tribal B) Provincial C) Federal D) Local
A) You have no rights or responsibilities. B) You have responsibilities with no rights. C) You have rights with no responsibilities. D) You have responsibilities because of your rights.
A) Freedom of Religion B) Trial by Jury C) Freedom of Speech D) Choice of Judge
A) General, executive, judicial B) Legislative, executive, judicial C) Legislative, executive, general D) Legislative, general, judicial
A) The U.S. Constitution B) The Declaration of Independence C) The New Mexico Constitution D) The Federalist Papers
A) New Mexico’s state government B) The federal government C) The Supreme Court D) Each Indian tribe
A) New laws to discuss B) Disagreements C) Sound leadership D) Unfair voting restrictions
A) Selling your old bicycle B) Taking something without paying for it C) Buying lunch D) Exchanging your old hoodie for your friend’s baseball cap
A) begging B) money C) gold and silver D) batering
A) Provide loans for people B) Help people manage their money C) Use your money to go on vacations D) Pay people interest for keeping money in the bank
A) An economic system where supply and demand determine value and price B) An economic system where all goods and services are free of charge C) An economic system where the governor determines 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) Local government C) Provincial government D) Tribal government
A) interdependence B) economic sharing C) cultural awareness D) specialization
A) it does not impact the economy B) it helps the economy C) there is no tourism in NM D) it hurts the economy
A) coal B) bread C) water D) chilies |