Chapter 5 New Mexico History

Which of the following is NOT one of the trails from New Mexico to California?

• Cooke's Wagon Road

• Santa Fe Trail

• Butterfield OVerland Trail

• Old Spanish Trail

People came to New Mexico for a lot of these reasons except:

• to get a new start

• to buy cheap land

• to learn Spanish

• to get gold

Which religion faced challenges from new missionaries and their new bishop?

• Jewish religion

• Catholic religion

• Protestant religion

• Muslim religion

The government gave land to settlers, but what problem did the settlers have in eastern New Mexico?

• the ground was too fertile

• there was too much rainfall

• they had too many crops to sell

• farming was difficult in that area

Which of the following were NOT helped by the railroad?

• Los Hermanos Penitentes

• Families wanting to move to the territory

• Tourists

• Business Owners

All of the following contributed to New Mexico's lawlessness except:

• Few lawmen

• Few judges

• Few guns

• Many places to hide

Which war was sparked by a conflict over political and economic power in New Mexico Territory?

• The Colfax County War

• The Civil War

• The Spanish American War

• The Lincoln County War

Disputes over land grants and water rights often resulted in what?

• Violence

• Trade

• Peace Treaties

• Friendships

For how many years was New Mexico a territory?

• 16 years

• 26 years

• 61 years

• 62 years

Which of the following was NOT an issue in New Mexico becoming a state?

• Violence of the Wild West

• Population size

• Concerns about loyalty

• Concerns about corruption