NM HISTORY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE GRADED A++
Within the Tierra Amarilla land sale, which groups were NOT living on the land?
The Rough Riders
Who was considered the leader of this powerful group of politicians?
Thomas Catron
In what year was the territory of New Mexico acquired by the United States?
1848
What was the name of the powerful group of politicians that dominated politics in
the late territorial period?
Santa Fe Ring
What major water source serves as the primary resource for the state of New
Mexico?
Rio Grande River
What US ship exploded in the harbor of Cuba, igniting the the Spanish-American
War?
USS Maine
Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders gained national publicity and positive
perception throughout the nation. One of their key conquests included the
storming of what site?
San Juan Hill
, What system was created by the Spanish empire and later used by the Mexican
government to establish ownership of the lands in New Mexico?
Land grants
New Mexico was granted statehood just ahead of Arizona making it the Union's
___ state?
47th
What military base is located near the town of Alamogordo, NM?
Holloman AFB
Where was the atomic bomb developed by scientists?
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Where in the US was the atomic bomb first tested?
Trinity Test Site—Alamogordo, NM
The United States dropped the atomic bomb on what Japanese city on August 9,
1945?
Nagasaki
Canon AFB is located near what NM city?
Clovis, NM
How many miles were American troops forced to march?
65 miles
Who was President when the US made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on
Japan?
Harry Truman
What platoon became known as "The Navajo School?"
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE GRADED A++
Within the Tierra Amarilla land sale, which groups were NOT living on the land?
The Rough Riders
Who was considered the leader of this powerful group of politicians?
Thomas Catron
In what year was the territory of New Mexico acquired by the United States?
1848
What was the name of the powerful group of politicians that dominated politics in
the late territorial period?
Santa Fe Ring
What major water source serves as the primary resource for the state of New
Mexico?
Rio Grande River
What US ship exploded in the harbor of Cuba, igniting the the Spanish-American
War?
USS Maine
Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders gained national publicity and positive
perception throughout the nation. One of their key conquests included the
storming of what site?
San Juan Hill
, What system was created by the Spanish empire and later used by the Mexican
government to establish ownership of the lands in New Mexico?
Land grants
New Mexico was granted statehood just ahead of Arizona making it the Union's
___ state?
47th
What military base is located near the town of Alamogordo, NM?
Holloman AFB
Where was the atomic bomb developed by scientists?
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Where in the US was the atomic bomb first tested?
Trinity Test Site—Alamogordo, NM
The United States dropped the atomic bomb on what Japanese city on August 9,
1945?
Nagasaki
Canon AFB is located near what NM city?
Clovis, NM
How many miles were American troops forced to march?
65 miles
Who was President when the US made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on
Japan?
Harry Truman
What platoon became known as "The Navajo School?"
