NM Path to Statehood Video Questions

Who was the state historian of New Mexico mentioned in the text?

• Rob Martinez

• Maria Garcia

• John Smith

• David Johnson

What Event had a major impact on the development of New Mexico?

• Gadsden Purchase

• The Compromise of 1850

• American Revolution

• Louisiana Purchase

Which newly acquired land was caught in the middle of the struggle between northern and southern states?

• Texas

• California

• New Mexico

• Arizona

What was the destiny chosen by New Mexico territory according to the text?

• Slave territory

• Free territory

• Independent territory

• Annexed territory

Who had insulting things to say about New Mexico when he visited in the 1860s?

• Governor Jackson

• Senator Adams

• President Lincoln

• General Sherman

What did the movement in the early 1900s aim to identify the Mexican population as?

• European

• Native American

• Spanish

• African

Which territory was initially part of New Mexico according to the census records for 1850 and 1860?

• Texas

• California

• Arizona

• Nevada

What language were the documents in New Mexico during the territorial period written in?

• German

• French

• English

• Spanish

Which group of people were looked at as savages according to the text?

• African people

• Mexican people

• Native American people

• European people

What did the movement in California aim to identify the Mexican population as?

• European

• Native American

• Spanish

• African