War in New Mexico

What were the trails that ran through New Mexico and generated wealth for the state (click all that apply)?

• El Camino Real

• The Santa Fe Trail

• Old Spanish Trail (Santa Fe to California)

• The Union Pacific Trail

Frontier Army Forts, like Bent's Fort, assisted Santa Fe travelers by providing (click all that apply):

• Protection

• A place to make repairs

• A safe trading place

• A place to purchase supplies

The Chimayo Rebellion of 1837 occurred because (click all that apply):

• The Governor, Albino Perez, was unpopular because he was considered an outsider to New Mexico

• Even though they paid their local taxes, New Mexicans disliked the Mexican Republic's tax policies.

• The people of New Mexico felt the Mexican Government would take everything they could from them.

• The people of New Mexico wanted to be part of Texas.

The belief that it was the God-given right of the US to own all of the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans is known as:

True or false, the annexation of Texas helped lead the US into the Mexican-American War.

• TRUE

• FALSE

In 1846, the United States ordered this General to take 2,500 soldiers to Santa Fe and capture the capital. This General delivered a speech to the people of New Mexico outlining what they could expect from becoming a US territory.

• General Armijo

• General Kearny

• General Santa Ana

• General Grant

_________ ended the war between the US and Mexico.

• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo

• The Gadsden Purchase

• The Gettysburg Address

• Manifest Destiny

_________ gave the US the last piece of land that would allow them to connect their Transcontinental Railroad and meet the dream of Manifest Destiny.

• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo

• The Gadsden Purchase

• The Gettysburg Address

• Manifest Destiny

The Compromise of 1850 was necessary because (click all that apply):

• It gave Texas 10 million dollars to give up its land claims in New Mexico.

• It created the New Mexico and Utah territories.

• It allowed these new territories to decide the issue of slavery for themselves through a vote.

• it ended the Mexican-American War and ceded Mexican land to the US.

The three main Civil War battles fought in New Mexico were (click all that apply):

• The Battle of Glorieta Pass

• The Battle of Peralta

• The Battle of Valverde

• The Battle of Gettysburg