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EoC Review 1

Total questions: 120

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of river 1?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Pecos

c)

Gila

d)

San Juan

2.

What is the name of province A?

a)

Rocky Mountain

b)

Colorado Plateau

c)

Great Plains

d)

Basin and Range

3.

What is the name of province B?

a)

Rocky Mountain

b)

Colorado Plateau

c)

Great Plains

d)

Basin & Range

4.

What is the name of river 2?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Pecos

c)

Gila

d)

San Juan

5.
He was a Missouri trader that opened the Santa Fe Trade. 
a)
Carson
b)
Becknell
c)
Armijo
d)
Perez
6.
He was the most famous mountain man in New Mexico.
a)
Perez
b)
Martinez
c)
Becknell
d)
Carson
7.

This was the name given to fur trappers that moved into New Mexico during the Mexican Period

a)

Mountain Men

b)

Outlaws

c)

Mestizo

d)

Mulatto

8.

What did Santa Fe trade not do?

a)

provided taxes that paid to run most of the government

b)

brought Anglo- Americans to New Mexico

c)

provided much needed and desired goods to New Mexicans

d)

Made Mexico Wealthy

9.

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

a)

Cooke's Wagon Road

b)

Santa Fe Trail

c)

Butterfield OVerland Trail

d)

Old Spanish Trail

10.

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

a)

to get a new start

b)

to buy cheap land

c)

to learn Spanish

d)

to get gold

11.

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

a)

Jewish religion

b)

Catholic religion

c)

Protestant religion

d)

Muslim religion

12.

Which of the following were NOT helped by the railroad?

a)

Los Hermanos Penitentes

b)

Families wanting to move to the territory

c)

Tourists

d)

Business Owners

13.

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

a)

Few lawmen

b)

Few judges

c)

Few guns

d)

Many places to hide

14.

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

a)

The Colfax County War

b)

The Civil War

c)

The Spanish American War

d)

The Lincoln County War

15.

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

a)

Violence

b)

Trade

c)

Peace Treaties

d)

Friendships

16.

For how many years was New Mexico a territory?

a)

16 years

b)

26 years

c)

61 years

d)

62 years

17.

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

a)

Violence of the Wild West

b)

Population size

c)

Concerns about loyalty

d)

Concerns about corruption

18.

New Mexico was the ____ state to join the United States.

a)

34th

b)

24th

c)

47th

d)

49th

19.

The Harvey House became a key part of ____.

a)

Santa Fe Ring's power

b)

Mining in New Mexico

c)

Santa Fe Railroad's success

d)

Limiting tuberculosis in New Mexico

20.

Why did Ghost Towns appear?

a)

Because towns were haunted with large amounts of ghosts

b)

Because towns had been boom towns and the industry disappeared

c)

Because the railroad would never stop there

d)

Ghosts Towns are myths.

21.

Why did tourists come to New Mexico?

a)

To visit the remains of Native American tribes

b)

To visit family members sick of the Black Plague

c)

To steal from the poor and give to the rich

d)

To see the haunted Ghost Towns

22.

One plan for statehood was to join _____________ to make one large state.

a)

Texas

b)

Arizona

c)

Colorado

d)

Oklahoma

23.

Which are not things that are mined in New Mexico?

a)

turquoise

b)

bronze

c)

copper

d)

silver

24.

Why did the New Mexico Territory grow rapidly after the Civil War?

a)

the United States was encouraging people to move out west

b)

people were intrigued by the vastness of the territory

c)

Native Americans were encouraging Americans to move to New Mexico Territory

d)

people had never traded with New Mexico

25.

Who killed Billy the Kid?

a)

Lawrence G. Murphy

b)

Sheriff Patrick Garrett

c)

John Henry Tunstall

d)

He is like Elvis. He never died.

26.

New Mexico became a state in the United State after which war?

a)

Mexican-American War

b)

Civil War

c)

Seven Years War

d)

Spanish-American War

27.

Why was copper such a major natural resource for mining?

a)

It was used for electrical lines.

b)

It makes things pretty.

c)

It was used to fuel trains.

d)

It was never mined in New Mexico.

28.
This first U.S. governor died in the 1847 revolt.
a)
Polk
b)
Bent
c)
Armijo
d)
Doniphan
29.
This US president favored manifest destiny.
a)
Armijo
b)
Kearny
c)
Polk
d)
Doniphan
30.
Santa Fe Ring Lawyer who came to control much land grant land.
a)
Lamy
b)
Catron
c)
Doniphan
d)
Bent
31.
He was Mexico's last Governor in New Mexico.
a)
Bent
b)
Armijo
c)
Perez
d)
Kearny
32.
What did Texas claim as its boundary with Mexico?
a)
The Great Plains
b)
The Nueces River
c)
The Rio Grande
d)
Santa Fe and Taos
33.
What was the idea that the US should expand across the continent?
a)
Frontier Spirit
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Gadsden Purchase
d)
Texas Annexation
34.
He was the first Bishop of Santa Fe
a)
Lamy
b)
Bent
c)
Doniphan
d)
Armijo
35.
This overland stage company came to New Mexico.
a)
Stage Brush company
b)
Butterfield company
c)
Wells Fargo Company
d)
Wagon Trail Company
36.
Bent was killed in this town.
a)
Santa Fe
b)
Albuquerque
c)
Taos
d)
Apache Canyon
37.
His army captured Santa Fe without firing a shot.
a)
Doniphan
b)
Lamy
c)
Kearny
d)
Catron
38.
What did the Gadsden Purchase in 1853 give New Mexico?
a)
territory in Colorado
b)
Control of Utah territory
c)
California
d)
Land along its southern border
39.
What is the name of the treaty that ended the Mexican-American War
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Gadsden Treaty
c)
Treaty of Versialle
d)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
40.

Where did Armijo flee to when the American Army entered New Mexico.

a)

California

b)

Texas

c)

Santa Fe

d)

Mexico

41.
What did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo do to New Mexico?
a)
It gave New Mexico back to Mexico.
b)
It said the people were not United States citizens.
c)
It joined New Mexico with Caifornia.
d)
It officially made New Mexico part of the United States
42.
What was the Santa Fe Ring?
a)
a group of Texans who wanted to take over Santa Fe
b)
the name of New Mexico's first Jewish temple
c)
a group of lawyers who profited from land grant problems 
d)
a group of priests who opposed Bishop Lamy
43.
How did the Compromise of 1850 affect New Mexico?
a)
It denied citizenship to the Native Americans
b)
It settled the boundary with Texas 
c)
It made New Mexico a state 
d)
It ended the Taos Rebellion
44.

How many Civil War battles took place in New Mexico territory?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

no battles took place, New Mexico was not involved because it was not a state yet

45.

which of the following was not a Civil War battle in New Mexico?

a)

El Brazito

b)

Valverde

c)

Glorietta Pass

d)

Peralta

46.

what was the Navajo Long Walk?

a)

it was when the Navajo were forced off their land and onto a reservation

b)

it was when the Navajo were allowed to return to their land 400 miles away from the reservation they were on.

c)

it was when the Navajo refused to stay on their land and returned to their land by force

d)

it was when the Navajo and Apache went to war and the Navajo lost their land

47.

who helped to force the Navajo off their land?

a)

General Kearny

b)

Colonel Carson

c)

Lieutenant Doniphan

d)

Sterling Price

48.

who were the Buffalo Soldiers?

a)

Black Union soldiers, some were former slaves

b)

Confederate troops that hunted Buffalo

c)

Black Confederate soldiers

d)

White Union Soldiers that rode Buffalo into battle

49.

He was the most famous of all Apache Raiders?

a)

Victorio

b)

Nana

c)

El Pollo Loco

d)

Geronimo

50.

Which of these was not part of the Compromise of 1850

a)

Texas resolved its border dispute

b)

Utah territory is established

c)

California joined the US as a freed state

d)

New Mexico joined the US as a freed state

51.

What does this image represent

a)

The Long Walk

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

The Taos Rebellion

d)

The Mexican-American War

52.

Which statement best describes the climate of the Rocky Mountain Province?

a)

unpredictable and extreme

b)

warm most of the year

c)

hot and dry

d)

cold and wet

53.

Which of the following best describes the physical geography of the Basing and Range Province?

a)

high elevation mountains

b)

high elevation flat lands

c)

low elevation grasslands

d)

high elevation mountains with low elevation river valleys

54.

which of the following best describes the human interactions in the Colorado Plateau Province?

a)

humans live at lower elevations near rivers

b)

humans mine for uranium and oil

c)

humans use the open lands to raise cattle

d)

humans use the many rivers to irrigate farm lands

55.

Which of the following best describes the climate of the Great Plains Province?

a)

unpredictable and extreme

b)

extreme and dry

c)

hot and dry

d)

cold and dry

56.

Which of the following best describes human interactions in the Basin and Range Province?

a)

people live at lower elevations near rivers

b)

people use the open land to raise cattle

c)

people use the many rivers to irrigate farms

d)

people mine for uranium and oil

57.
What is a Region
a)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us where people and places are
58.
What is movement?
a)
Tells us how people, goods, recourses, and ideas move from one place to another
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike.
59.
The Five Themes of Geography are the Following:
a)
Place, Region, Interaction, Land-forms, Movement
b)
Place, Region, Interaction, Location, Movement
c)
People, Race, Interaction, Location Movement
d)
Power, Region, Interaction, Location Movement
60.
The study of the Earths surface, climate, landforms, and bodies of water.
a)
Migration
b)
Geography
c)
Social Studies
d)
Geology
61.
The name for 0Longitude
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
62.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
63.
Name Continent B!
a)
South America
b)
Europe
64.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
65.
Name Continent C!
a)
Antarctica
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
North America
66.
Name Ocean #1!
a)
Indian
b)
Pacific
c)
Atlantic
d)
Southern
67.
A _______________ is exactly half of the earth.
a)
Equator
b)
Hemisphere
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Arctic Circle
68.
What direction is indicated by the number 5?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
69.
Latitude lines MEASURE the distance  __________ and ________ of the equator.
a)
North and South
b)
East and West
70.
Longitude lines measure the distance _________ and ___________ of the prime meridian.
a)
North and South
b)
East and West
71.

Which states make up the Southwest?

a)

New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Utah

b)

New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma

c)

New Mexico, Arizona, California, Colorado

d)

New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona

72.

Which physical characteristic is shared by the states of the Southwest?

a)

high mountain peaks

b)

large lakes and rivers

c)

hot, arid climate

d)

near the ocean

73.

which of the following is an important business in the Southwest?

a)

mining

b)

farming

c)

ranching

d)

all of these

74.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
75.
The imaginary line that runs through the middle of the earth east and west is called?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Date Line
76.
A land form that is a flat-topped hill with steep sides
a)
Refinery
b)
Mesa
c)
Mountain
d)
Adobe
77.
What determines where people can live?
a)
shopping
b)
weather
c)
water
d)
mountains
78.
New Mexico's water resources are
a)
oceans, lakes, ponds
b)
rivers, wells, faucets
c)
surface, ground, rainfall
d)
surface, rainfall, oceans
79.
What are artifacts?
a)
Facts people in art class use on a test.
b)
A handmade object left behind by a people group.
c)
A way of life.
d)
Changing the environment to survive.
80.
What artifacts did archaeologists discover that were used by the Paleo-Indians to hunt animals?
a)
guns
b)
bows and arrows
c)
boats
d)
spearheads
81.
Which culture hunted large ice-age mammals with clovis points attached to long spears?
a)
Paleo
b)
Archaic
c)
Woodland
d)
Fort Ancient
82.
Which of the following BEST describes why the Paleo civilization was nomadic?
a)
They were forced to move with the seasons
b)
They had to hunt for their source of food
c)
Rivers froze during the winter months
d)
Desire to spread their religious beliefs
83.
What does Indigenous mean?
a)
native
b)
foreign
c)
nothing
84.

Which of the following is NOT true of the Archaic civilization?

a)

They were the first to develop farming

b)

They were the first to begin using pottery

c)

They were the most advanced prehistoric civilization

d)

They lived in semi-permanent settlements

85.
Which people lived in pithouses near mountains and were the earliest full time farmers?
a)
Pueblo
b)
Mogollon
c)
Paleo
d)
Apache
86.
Once the villages became too crowded with people, Mogollon and Ancestral Puebloan people changed their housing to these tall, apartment style buildings called ________.
a)
Pithouses
b)
Pueblos
c)
Hogans
d)
Teepees
87.
Creating permanent homes and living in one place makes you _____________. 
a)
Sedentary
b)
Nomadic 
88.
Which 3 crops did Mogollon grow to feed themselves? 
a)
Corn, Tomatoes, and Beans
b)
Corn, Squash, and Beans
c)
Corn, Potatoes, and Beans
d)
Corn, Rice, and Beans
89.
What is this place? 
a)
Mission
b)
Pueblo 
c)
Kiva 
d)
Metate 
90.
The bow and arrow replaced the _______________.
a)
mound
b)
Atlatl
c)
Beehive hut
d)
Dugout canoe
91.

What best represents Mogollon culture?

a)

pueblo-style homes

b)

large cities surrounded by walls

c)

pit houses

d)

pottery

92.

What were the Mogollon able to develop because of their reliance on farming and their protected villages?

a)

powerful weapons

b)

written language

c)

complex religion

d)

education

93.
Hernan Cortez defeated what empire?
a)
Mayan
b)
Incan
c)
Spanish
d)
Aztec
94.
Another name for Conquistador is:
a)
Ruthless
b)
Conqueror
c)
Merciless
d)
Destroyer
95.

Spanish explorers spread diseases that killed many Native Americans​.

a)

True

b)

False

96.

Juan de Oñate founded San Gabriel, the first capital city of New Mexico.​

a)

True

b)

False

97.
What are the three reasons for exploration?
a)
God, Glory, and Gold
b)
Goods, Gold, Guns
c)
Gold, God, Guns
d)
Glory, Guns, Goods
98.
The Columbian Exchange was between what two
a)
Old World/New World
b)
American Indians/Spaniards
c)
Eastern/Western Hemispheres
d)
All of the above
99.
Which Spanish explorer is given credit for scouting the Grand Canyon in Arizona?
a)
Cortez
b)
Coronado
c)
Columbus
d)
De Soto
100.

What was the Columbian Exchange?

a)

Columbus traded prisoners of war with the Native Americans

b)

An exchange of gold for the right to live in North America.

c)

Trading goods for slaves throughout the New World

d)

The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and people across the Atlantic Ocean

101.

What was the main purpose of Columbus' exploration?

a)

Searching for gold in South America

b)

Finding slave labor to bring to Spain

c)

Searching for a water route to Asia

d)

Bringing Spanish settlers to start a new colony

102.

Which fable fueled Spanish exploration of the Americas

a)

The Seven Cities of Gold

b)

The Five Oracles of Truth

c)

The Fountain of Youth

d)

King Arthur

103.

Who was the first governor of New Mexico?

a)

Onate

b)

Pizzaro

c)

Coronado

d)

Peralta

104.

Which Pueblo attempted to revolt against Onate?

a)

Acoma

b)

Zuni

c)

Taos

d)

Isleta

105.

Who was the Spanish ruler in the New World?

a)

viceroy

b)

rigadore

c)

penninsulare

d)

cabildo

106.

The Spanish wanted Indians to follow what religion?

a)

Baptist Religion

b)

Mexican Religion

c)

Puritan Religion

d)

Catholic Religion

107.

What were the goals of the Spanish missions?

a)

convert Native Americans to Christianity

b)

teach Native Americans to adopt the Spanish way of life

c)

Strengthen Spain's hold on New Mexican land

d)

all of the above

108.
A vaquero is someone that works the land, takes care of cattle and rides horses...What would vaquero translate to?
a)
Cowboy
b)
Soldier
c)
Mayor
d)
Sheriff
109.

Which system was used by the Spanish to collect tribute and labor from the Native Americans?

a)

encomienda

b)

slavery

c)

missions

d)

all of the above

110.

Which of the following did the Pueblos experience under the mission system?

a)

loss of culture

b)

loss of religion

c)

loss of lands

d)

all of the above

111.

Which of these is a place built for the protection of the new Spanish settlements?

a)

Presidios

b)

Pueblos

c)

Missions

d)

Ranchos

112.
Who was the leader of the Mexican Revolution?
a)
Father Miguel Hidalgo
b)
Toussaint L'Ourvature
c)
Simon Bolivar
d)
Jose de San Martin
113.
Creoles
a)
Pure Spanish blood born in Spain
b)
Pure Spanish blood born in Mx
c)
Pure Spanish blood born in Cuba
d)
pure Spanish blood born in P.R.
114.
Mestizos
a)
pure native blood
b)
pure Spanish blood
c)
pure African blood
d)
mixed blood
115.
The Pueblo Revolt is best summarized by which of the following?
a)
Native Americans rebelled against Spanish colonization
b)
Iroquois revolted against French colonization
c)
Powhatans revolted against English colonization
d)
Hopi resisted Spanish attempts of conversion
116.
The Pueblos were angry with the missionaries because
a)
the Catholics had tried to remove their traditional way of life
b)
the Franciscans tried to meld Pueblo and Protestant faiths
c)
the priests would not allow Pueblos to marry in the church
d)
Spanish cattle destroyed the corn fields
117.
another name for town council
a)
cabildo
b)
custodio
c)
mission
d)
Encomienda
118.
He united the pueblos against the Spanish
a)
Otermin
b)
Pope
c)
Garcia
d)
Peralta
119.
how did the pueblo natives count down to the day of the revolt.
a)
maked on a beam in the middle of town
b)
knots in a yucca cord
c)
wrote down on a calendar
d)
looked at a sun dial
120.
What ended up being the #1 killer of about 80% of all Native Americans over the 200 years after Columbus arrived?
a)
Dying in battle (getting shot)
b)
Diseases (small pox)
c)
Starving to Death
d)
Old Age