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WorksheetsLife in New Mexico
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 37mins
Which part of the country is New Mexico in?
Northwest
Southwest
Southeast
Northeast
What is the capital of New Mexico?
San Antonio
Santa Rosa
Santa Claus
Santa Fe
Which state is NOT part of four corners?
Arizona
Colorado
California
Utah
Which states border New Mexico?
Colorado, Texas, Arizona, Oklahoma
Colorado, Tennessee, Arizona, New York
California, Texas, Arizona, Oklahoma
Colorado, Texas, Arizona, Hawaii
Which direction would you travel to go from Texas to New Mexico?
north
east
west
south
Which statement is NOT true?
New Mexico was the location of the first atomic bomb test.
Carlsbad Caverns is in New Mexico.
The capital of NM is Sacramento.
Smokey the Bear was rescued from a forest fire in NM.
NM was the ___________ state to be admitted to the Union.
11th
31st
50th
47th
System of churches built by the Spanish to spread Christianity in Texas -
Presidios
Globalization
Mestizos
Missions
Soldiers sent by Spain to explore and claim land for Spain -
Friars
Native Americans
Conquistadors
Mercantilists
Word connected to looking for or searching -
Sponsoring
Navigating
Colonizing
Exploring
An encomienda is -
System of organizing society based on race
Colonized territory under control of a conquistador or priest
Creating wealth by controlling trade
Exploring new routes to Asia
In order to sustain life, most missions were built along -
Atlantic Coast
Deserts
Rivers
Mountains
What did the Spanish build to support and protect the missions from attacks?
Presidios
Towers
Encomienda
Monarchy
Who were the Rough Riders?
frontiersman possessing exclusive qualifications as horsemen and marksmen.
a group of teachers.
farmers and ranchers.
a branch in the government.
Why did many Americans question New Mexico becoming a state?
because they had not traveled to NM.
they saw New Mexicans as "foreigners" who spoke a different language. As well as NM siding with Spain.
it was a desert.
because they heard the winters were rough.
There were celebrations around NM when it became the 47th state.
True
False
What did the native people call El Rio Grande?
"dangerous waters"
"dividing waters of the north"
P'Osoge or "the big river"
The oldest continuously occupied governmental building in the United States is...
the Palace of the Governors
La Villa de Albuquerque
San Elizario
Santa Fe, New Mexico would be at what location on the map?
A
B
C
D
El Camino Real was not just a major trade route. It also made possible the exchange of ideas, languages, traditions, and customs.
True
False
