A) Only primary sources B) Primary and secondary sources from one person’s perspective C) Only secondary sources D) Primary and secondary sources from multiple perspectives
A) Because the first perspective is always wrong B) Because it is a state law C) Because studying only one perspective would be boring D) Because you can learn more about historic events
A) Someone who creates his or her own history B) Someone who enjoys history C) Someone who questions history and draws conclusions D) Someone who wants to live just like people did in the past
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
A) North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa B) Deciduous, coniferous, Mediterranean, maritime, and arctic C) Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, lava, and sand D) Location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region
A) The regions are all by the ocean. B) The regions are next to each other. C) The regions are all in the South. D) The regions share at least one common feature.
A) Barometers, sextons, wind socks, and altimeters B) Calipers, scales, plumb bobs, and rulers C) Maps, globes, satellite imagery, and aerial photographs D) Humidifiers, seismographs, x-rays, and sonographs
A) Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana B) Utah, Colorado, and Arizona C) Texas, Oklahoma and Arizona D) California, Nevada, and Arizona
A) Desert, Mountain, River, and Lake B) Antelope, Snakes, Bats, and Rodents C) Rocky Mountains, Colorado Plateau, Great Plains, and Basin and Range D) Sunshine, Monsoon, Dust Storm, and Wind
A) By elevation B) By latitude C) By rock type D) By longitude
A) Water B) sunshine C) gold D) uranium
A) Southern and Eastern B) Southern and Western C) Northern and Eastern D) Northern and Western
A) A photograph B) A shoe C) A diary D) A history textbook
A) To study prehistoric people B) To write about modern people C) To investigate crime scenes D) To hunt for food
A) The Paleo people made Clovis points. B) The Paleo people were nomadic. C) The Paleo people hunted very large animals. D) The Paleo people lived in pit houses.
A) Mano and metate B) Pueblo houses C) Atlatl D) Pit houses
A) Farm full time B) Live the nomadic lifestyle C) Hunt D) Build pueblos
A) They began to build multi-level pit houses. B) They began to build multi-level pueblos. C) They spread out across more of the land. D) They moved west for more 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 Folsom and Clovis people B) The Navajo and Apache C) The Mogollon and Ancestral Puebloans D) The Paleo and Archaic people
A) Archaic B) Navajo C) Apache D) Mogollon
A) Being fierce warriors B) Being the first farmers C) Being great musicians 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) Help from Americans in the Spanish American War D) Corrupt government practices
A) Spain fought Mexico for New Mexico. B) New Mexico experienced political instability. C) New Mexico became part of the United States. D) New Mexico gave land to the United States.
A) It made New Mexico less isolated. B) It decreased job opportunities. C) It increased New Mexico’s crime rate. D) It did not help or hurt New Mexico.
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) Preferential treatment from Mexico B) Unfair trading practices C) Desire for more land D) There were good relations
A) United States annexed Texas B) Dishonest Mexican peace delegates C) Corrupt government in Mexico D) Border disputes over Texas
A) To give the United States a third of its land, including New Mexico B) To give the United States a third of its land, not including New Mexico C) To give the United States New Mexico but nothing else D) To have peace with the United States for 10 years
A) Mexico won the war. B) It was sparked by disputes over the Texas border. C) It started with the peaceful surrender of General Armijo. D) During a rebellion, Governor Bent was killed.
A) Slavery was not an issue if New Mexico B) All New Mexicans wanted slavery. C) Some New Mexicans wanted slavery and some did not. D) All New Mexicans did not want slavery.
A) The Indians endured the Trail of Tears and confinement at Bosque Redondo. B) The Indians were given adequate supplies. C) The Indians endured the Navajo Long Walk and confinement at Bosque Redondo D) The Indians joined with the Confederates.
A) Apache and Pueblo B) Pueblo and Navajo C) Navajo and Taos D) Navajo and Apache
A) To appease their soldiers B) To live somewhere new C) To prove they could conquer it D) To pay for the war
A) They made friends with the Indians and showed them what they thought were more efficient ways of living. B) They created boarding schools for the Indian children to learn the ways of white people. 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) Cooke’s Wagon Road B) Old Spanish Trail C) Butterfield Overland 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 Protestant religion B) The Muslim religion C) The Catholic religion D) The Jewish religion
A) Farming was difficult in that area. B) They had too many crops to sell. C) The ground was too fertile. D) There was too much rainfall.
A) Tourists B) Los Hermanos Penitentes C) Business owners D) Families wanting to move to the territory
A) Few judges B) Few lawmen C) Few guns D) Many places to hide
A) The Colfax County War B) The Civil War C) The Spanish American War D) The Lincoln County War
A) Peace treaties B) Trade C) Violence D) Friendships
A) 16 years B) 26 years C) 61 years D) 62 years
A) Concerns about loyalty B) Violence of the Wild West C) Concerns about corruption D) Population size
A) Fought in the Rough Riders B) Sent letters of encouragement C) Refused to fight D) Only sent supplies
A) 34th B) 47th C) 26th D) 45th
A) Mexico taking land from the United States B) Mexico’s pursuit of the U.S. Army C) The U.S. Army’s pursuit of Pancho Villa D) The U.S. Army’s surrender to Mexico during the Mexican Expedition
A) New Mexico only allowed men to help with the war. B) Farmers and ranchers raised and produced food to feed troops. C) NewMexicousedsomeofitslandastraining camps for soldiers. D) Women helped run farms and ranches while the men were away at war.
A) Because it was a decade of economic and cultural growth for New Mexico and the United States B) Because it was a time of many world wars C) Because that is what the government said it should be called 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 World War II started C) The day the sun did not shine for 24 hours D) The day of the worst stock market crash in history
A) Many new businesses and jobs were created B) Many companies went bankrupt C) The stock market crash D) Many people lost their jobs
A) To try and fix problems for Native Americans that were created by earlier policies B) To take more land from Native Americans C) To try and make Native Americans live like white men D) To reorganize Native Americans onto smaller reservations
A) By providing soldiers, suppplies, and new weapons to the US B) By only providing supplies to the US military C) by only providing women to fight in the war D) By refusing to send men to fight in the war
A) California B) Arizona C) New Mexico D) Texas
A) Hitler ordered the US government to do it B) Some people thought Japanese Americans living on the West Coast might give information or help to Japan during the war. 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) The attack on Pearl Harbor B) The surrender of German armies C) Dropping atomic bombs on Germany and Italy D) Dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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.
A) The Cold War B) The Vietnam War C) The Korean War D) World War III
A) The Vietnam War and World War III B) World War II and the Pearl Harbor War C) The Iraq and Afghanistan wars 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) Air bases and tunnels in New Mexico were used to store atomic bombs. D) New Mexican laboratories invented nuclear bombs, missiles, and other important weapons.
A) The United States and the Soviet Union B) The United States and Germany C) The United States and Japan 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 time period between the end of World War II and the beginning of the Vietnam War B) The efforts of blacks to challenge the discrimination they faced in parts of New Mexico and across the country C) The title of the famous speech given by Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. D) The efforts of white people in New Mexico to give the black and Hispanic populations equal rights
A) To allow Hispanic students to speak Spanish in school B) To reclaim lost land grants C) To give more land to the U.S. government D) To get better working conditions for farm workers
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 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
A) Excess water B) Water shortage C) A lack of government leadership D) Land shortage
A) To take away the people’s rights B) To settle disputes between neighbors C) To force citizens to obey laws D) To promote the public good
A) Provincial B) Federal C) Tribal D) Local
A) You have rights with no responsibilities. B) You have responsibilities with no rights. C) You have no rights or responsibilities. D) You have responsibilities because of your rights.
A) Trial by Jury B) Choice of Judge C) Freedom of Religion D) Freedom of Speech
A) General, executive, judicial B) Legislative, general, judicial C) Legislative, executive, judicial D) Legislative, executive, general
A) The U.S. Constitution B) The Declaration of Independence C) The New Mexico Constitution D) The Federalist Papers
A) The Supreme Court B) New Mexico’s state government C) The federal government D) Each Indian tribe
A) Sound leadership B) Disagreements C) Unfair voting restrictions D) New laws to discuss
A) Buying lunch B) Exchanging your old hoodie for your friend’s baseball cap C) Taking something without paying for it D) Selling your old bicycle
A) begging B) gold and silver C) batering D) money
A) Use your money to go on vacations B) Help people manage their money C) Provide loans for people D) Pay people interest for keeping money in the bank
A) An economic system where all goods and services are free of charge 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 supply and demand determine value and price
A) Animal-powered economies B) Tribal economies C) Traditional economies D) Command economies
A) Local government B) State government C) Tribal government D) Provincial government
A) cultural awareness B) interdependence C) specialization D) economic sharing
A) it hurts the economy B) there is no tourism in NM C) it helps the economy D) it does not impact the economy
A) coal B) water C) bread D) chilies |