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3rd 9 Weeks Test Review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

NM was the ___________ state to be admitted to the Union.

a)

11th

b)

31st

c)

50th

d)

47th

2.

Which group fought with the Union in the Civil War, consisted of mainly former slaves, and helped settlers in the west?

a)

Rough Riders

b)

Apache Warriors

c)

Indian Assimilation

d)

Buffalo Soldiers

3.

The Navajo Indians were taken to Bosque Redondo following what major event?

a)

Navajo Long Walk

b)

Navajo Trail of Tears

c)

Navajo Death March

d)

Navajo Short Walk

4.

Disputes over where Texas ended and Mexico began cause which of the following wars to occur?

a)

Texas Annexation War

b)

Mexican American War

c)

Civil War

d)

Spanish American War

5.

What were the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

a)

Mexico gave up 1/3 of it land for $15 million

b)

Mexico took 1/3 of America's land for $15

c)

American bought the Mesilla Valley from Mexico for $10 million

d)

Mexico bought the Mesilla Valley from America for $10 million

6.

What did Kit Carson use to force the Navajo to endure the Long Walk?

a)

Indian Wars

b)

Scorched Earth Policy

c)

Reservations

d)

They went willingly

7.

What is the definition for assimilation?

a)

To make another culture seem more like your own

b)

To force people to only change their appearance

c)

To let people choose whatever they want to be

d)

To find ways to make them happy

8.

Why did America create boarding schools?

a)

To force the Natives to assimilate to the ways of the white man.

b)

to further educate Anglo Americans

c)

To force African Americans to change all of their beliefs

d)

To make money off wealthy Mountain Men

9.

What is the definition of commerce?

a)

To buy, sell, or trade goods and services

b)

To start and event

c)

Money that was given for the Louisiana Purchase

d)

to give full effort

10.

The Gadsden Purchase was important to New Mexico because.....

a)

It allowed the transcontinental railroad to be built.

b)

It allowed larger bombs to be built and tested

c)

It prevented new people from joining the United States

d)

It created a new trade route to Mexico

11.

Why were the Buffalo Soldiers important?

a)

They helped fight the Indians in the Apache Wars

b)

They provided safety for homesteaders coming to the area

c)

They fought in the Civil War

d)

They fought for the Union Army

12.

Define Manifest Destiny

a)

The god given right to expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean claiming all land between

b)

The destiny that American had to manifest

c)

What many Americans thought would end the Civil War

d)

The treaty that ended the Mexican American War

13.

The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States in 1803. Which is the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

The Gadsden Purchase cost $10 million and gave the US 29 million acres of land in 1853. Which is the Gadsden Purchase?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

15.

Which two countries were connected by the vast trade route called the Santa Fe Trail?

a)

Mexico and the U.S.

b)

Mexico and Canada

c)

New Spain and Mexico

d)

Texas and Mexico

16.

Which of the following was significant about Dennis Chavez?

a)

He proposed the law that became the Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

He proposed that all men are created equal

c)

He built rockets in his backyard

d)

He was an astronaut

17.

Robert Goddard's research in this field helped the U.S. to win the Space Race of the 1960's.

a)

Rockets and Rocketry

b)

Horses and Racing

c)

Astronauts and Planets

d)

Bombs and bomb making

18.

Which man was famous for the development and creation of the Atomic bomb?

a)

J. Robbert Oppenheimer

b)

Dennis Chavez

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Manhattan Project

19.

What famous project was code named Project Y?

a)

Manhattan Project

b)

Lewis and Clark expedition

c)

El Camino Real

d)

The Holocaust

20.

Why was the Butterfield Overland Pass important to New Mexico?

a)

It allowed passengers and mail to be brought to New Mexico

b)

It brought the first cars to the territory

c)

It allowed train tracks to be laid in the area

d)

Mr. Martin drove on it so that he could teach today

21.

Which war did the Rough Riders fight in?

a)

Spanish American War

b)

Civil War

c)

Revolutionary War

d)

World War II

22.

People often times traveled on the Railroads to see the new places and also to eat at _____________.

a)

Harvey Houses

b)

Indian Pueblos

c)

Gattis Middle School

d)

Old Town saloons

23.

What two rivers were disputed as the boundary between Mexico and Texas?

a)

Rio Grande and Nueces River

b)

Mississippi and Missouri Rivers

c)

Canadian and James Rivers

d)

Rio Grande and Mississippi River

24.

What type of energy did Robert Oppenheimer create he was leader of the Manhattan Project?

a)

Nuclear Energy

b)

Solar Energy

c)

Wind Energy

d)

Water Energy

25.

What is a reservation?

a)

An area of land set aside for Indians to live on

b)

A trail that came through New Mexico

c)

An area of land people use to meditate

d)

Something made up that we never learned about.

26.

Which of the following is an issue that prevented New Mexico from becoming a state?

a)

Large Spanish Culture

b)

Many people confused it with the country

c)

The Elkins handshake

d)

People didn't like the Catholic Religion

27.

Which Indian tribe was initially persecuted but later created a code that was never broken?

a)

Navajo

b)

Apache

c)

Choctaw

d)

Chickasaw

28.

Which two modes of transportation greatly affected tourism in New Mexico?

a)

Railroads and Automobiles

b)

Semis and Boats

c)

Horses and Cows

d)

Walking and Driving