New Mexico Statehood

Multiple Choice

In what year did New Mexico become a Territory of the U.S.?

• 1890

• 1950

• 1850

• 1550

Multiple Choice

Which treaty ended the Mexican American War?

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Treaty of Hidalgo

• Compromise of 1850

• Gadsden Purchase

Multiple Choice

How many years did it take for NM to become a state?

• 52

• 62

• 32

• 22

Multiple Choice

How many times did NM apply for statehood?

• 2

• 25

• 50

• 62

Multiple Choice

What was true about the many states that were awarded statehood before NM?

• They had larger populations that NM.

• They had smaller populations than NM.

Multiple Choice

Can citizens living in a US Territory vote for the President of the U.S.?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Does a US Territory send elected representatives to Congress that can vote on bills and pass laws?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Does a Territory choose its own governor and judges?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Do local laws created by a US Territory have to be approved by the US Congress?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Who does a US Territory send to Congress to represent the Territory's interests?

• An elected member of the House of Representatives

• An elected member of the Senate

• A delegate.

Multiple Choice

Do delegates get to vote on bills and pass laws?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

What can a delegate do?

• Vote

• Pass Laws

• Lobby for their Territory's needs to be met.

Multiple Choice

Which word means the right to "self-determination" (to have a say).

• Sovereignty

• Dependency

• Subordination

Open Ended

Referring to the slide titled "The Power of Statehood," what are three powers that show a State's sovereignty?

Multiple Choice

How large of a population does a territory need to have before it can apply for statehood?

• 25,000

• 50,000

• 60,000

• 600,000

Multiple Choice

What does the Enabling Act require a Territory to do?

• Draft a State Constitution that upholds the rights in the US Constitution.

• Elect representatives to send to Congress.

• Send a letter explaining why the Territory should become a state.

Match

Choose the correct order of events:

• Draft a State Constitution.

• Ratify the State Constitution (citizens vote to approve).

• Congress approves State Constitution.

• President signs a Proclamation awarding statehood to the Territory.

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

Multiple Choice

True or False: NM met the population requirement to become a state as soon as it became a territory in 1850.

• True

• False

Open Ended

Explain how a handshake ruined New Mexico's chance to become a state in 1876.

Open Ended

Explain why NM was considered foreign.

Multiple Choice

True or False: Things like the Lincoln County War made the rest of the US think that NM was a violent place that shouldn't be awarded statehood.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: Many US citizens feared that the Catholics living in NM would be more loyal to the Pope than to the US President.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

News of which organization made US citizens believe that NM was too corrupt to become a state.

• The Santa Fe Railroad

• The Santa Fe Ring

• The Southern Pacific Railroad

• The Territorial Mounted Police

Multiple Choice

What was the main reason joint statehood with Arizona as a path statehood was dismissed?

• New Mexicans thought they were better than Arizonans.

• People in Arizona feared they would be overshadowed by NM's larger population.

• Congress didn't believe that it would be wise to combine the two territories.

Multiple Choice

What is one way that NM changed its reputation in the eyes of the rest of the US?

• NM citizens volunteered to fight in the Spanish American War.

• NM citizens overthrew a corrupt governor.

• NM citizens passes laws limiting the use of firearms.

• NM made it illegal to practice Catholicism.

Multiple Choice

What year did NM become a state?

• 1914

• 1911

• 1910

• 1912

Multiple Choice

New Mexico was the ___ state admitted to the United States of America.

• 37

• 27

• 47

• 48