Worksheets3rd 9 Weeks Test Review
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
NM was the ___________ state to be admitted to the Union.
11th
31st
50th
47th
Which group fought with the Union in the Civil War, consisted of mainly former slaves, and helped settlers in the west?
Rough Riders
Apache Warriors
Indian Assimilation
Buffalo Soldiers
The Navajo Indians were taken to Bosque Redondo following what major event?
Navajo Long Walk
Navajo Trail of Tears
Navajo Death March
Navajo Short Walk
Disputes over where Texas ended and Mexico began cause which of the following wars to occur?
Texas Annexation War
Mexican American War
Civil War
Spanish American War
What were the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Mexico gave up 1/3 of it land for $15 million
Mexico took 1/3 of America's land for $15
American bought the Mesilla Valley from Mexico for $10 million
Mexico bought the Mesilla Valley from America for $10 million
What did Kit Carson use to force the Navajo to endure the Long Walk?
Indian Wars
Scorched Earth Policy
Reservations
They went willingly
What is the definition for assimilation?
To make another culture seem more like your own
To force people to only change their appearance
To let people choose whatever they want to be
To find ways to make them happy
Why did America create boarding schools?
To force the Natives to assimilate to the ways of the white man.
to further educate Anglo Americans
To force African Americans to change all of their beliefs
To make money off wealthy Mountain Men
What is the definition of commerce?
To buy, sell, or trade goods and services
To start and event
Money that was given for the Louisiana Purchase
to give full effort
The Gadsden Purchase was important to New Mexico because.....
It allowed the transcontinental railroad to be built.
It allowed larger bombs to be built and tested
It prevented new people from joining the United States
It created a new trade route to Mexico
Why were the Buffalo Soldiers important?
They helped fight the Indians in the Apache Wars
They provided safety for homesteaders coming to the area
They fought in the Civil War
They fought for the Union Army
Define Manifest Destiny
The god given right to expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean claiming all land between
The destiny that American had to manifest
What many Americans thought would end the Civil War
The treaty that ended the Mexican American War
The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States in 1803. Which is the Louisiana Purchase?
1
2
3
4
The Gadsden Purchase cost $10 million and gave the US 29 million acres of land in 1853. Which is the Gadsden Purchase?
1
2
3
4
Which two countries were connected by the vast trade route called the Santa Fe Trail?
Mexico and the U.S.
Mexico and Canada
New Spain and Mexico
Texas and Mexico
Which of the following was significant about Dennis Chavez?
He proposed the law that became the Civil Rights Act of 1964
He proposed that all men are created equal
He built rockets in his backyard
He was an astronaut
Robert Goddard's research in this field helped the U.S. to win the Space Race of the 1960's.
Rockets and Rocketry
Horses and Racing
Astronauts and Planets
Bombs and bomb making
Which man was famous for the development and creation of the Atomic bomb?
J. Robbert Oppenheimer
Dennis Chavez
Herbert Hoover
Manhattan Project
What famous project was code named Project Y?
Manhattan Project
Lewis and Clark expedition
El Camino Real
The Holocaust
Why was the Butterfield Overland Pass important to New Mexico?
It allowed passengers and mail to be brought to New Mexico
It brought the first cars to the territory
It allowed train tracks to be laid in the area
Mr. Martin drove on it so that he could teach today
Which war did the Rough Riders fight in?
Spanish American War
Civil War
Revolutionary War
World War II
People often times traveled on the Railroads to see the new places and also to eat at _____________.
Harvey Houses
Indian Pueblos
Gattis Middle School
Old Town saloons
What two rivers were disputed as the boundary between Mexico and Texas?
Rio Grande and Nueces River
Mississippi and Missouri Rivers
Canadian and James Rivers
Rio Grande and Mississippi River
What type of energy did Robert Oppenheimer create he was leader of the Manhattan Project?
Nuclear Energy
Solar Energy
Wind Energy
Water Energy
What is a reservation?
An area of land set aside for Indians to live on
A trail that came through New Mexico
An area of land people use to meditate
Something made up that we never learned about.
Which of the following is an issue that prevented New Mexico from becoming a state?
Large Spanish Culture
Many people confused it with the country
The Elkins handshake
People didn't like the Catholic Religion
Which Indian tribe was initially persecuted but later created a code that was never broken?
Navajo
Apache
Choctaw
Chickasaw
Which two modes of transportation greatly affected tourism in New Mexico?
Railroads and Automobiles
Semis and Boats
Horses and Cows
Walking and Driving
