NM History Ch. 4 Review

1) What led to Mexico’s independence from Spain?

• a. Power Struggles against Peninsulare rule, desire for self-rule

• b. Corrupt governments

• c. The fight over green or red chili

• d. A Desire to stay with Spain

2) What happened in New Mexico after Mexico gained independence from Spain?

• a New Mexico became a part of the state of Alaska

• b. Spain fought Mexico for New Mexico

• c. New Mexico experienced political instability

• d. New Mexico gave land to the USA

3) More trade routes and an increase in trade made New Mexico more or less isolated?

4) _______ is the belief that the United States was destined to own all the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

5) _______________ created tense relations between Texans and New Mexicans?

6) Which of the following is true of the Mexican American War? Choose three.

• a. General Armijo peacefully surrendered

• b. During a rebellion, Governor Bent was killed

• c. Mexico won the war

• d. It was sparked by disputes over the Texas border

7) Which of the following is NOT a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• a. The Santa Fe Trail was closed

• b. Mexico ceded 1/3 of its land (including New Mexico) to the USA

• c. All Mexicans remaining on the land became US citizens

• d. Manifest Destiny was achieved

8) __________ Purchase set the southern border of the USA and gained Southern Arizona and the Mesilla Valley (Las Cruces) for farmland and railroad passage

9) How were the boundaries of what would become the State of New Mexico established?

• A. by the Louisiana Purchase, by Texas being annexed by the U.S. and the Mexican territory being ceded to the U.S.

• B. by the Louisiana Purchase, by Texas being annexed by the U.S. and the Mexican territory being ceded to the U.S., and by the Gadsden Purchase

• C. by the Louisiana Purchase, by Texas being annexed by the U.S., and by the Gadsden Purchase

• D. by the Mexican territory being ceded to the U.S., by Texas being annexed by the U.S., and by the Gadsden Purchase

10) The Confederates (South) wanted to control in New Mexico and the Southwest in the Civil War for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

• a. Vast gold and silver resources

• b. Control of the chili trade

• c. Control of the Santa Fe trail

• d. Access to the ports in California