Chapter 12 Quiz, New Mexico History Exam Questions And Answers

the roundup - ANS Cowboys herd cattle together to brand the new ones. Hilario Gonzales - ANS He was an important sheep grower who "ran sheep on a thousand hills." Charles Goodnight - ANS He began the first cattle trail into New Mexico from Texas. Who was he? John Chisum - ANS He built the first open range cattle ranch in New Mexico. open range - ANS What was the unfenced public land used to raise cattle called? It ended the long drive cattle drive to market. - ANS How did the railroad change the cattle industry? Many New Mexico sheep were trailed to surrounding areas. - ANS Why was New Mexico known as the nation's sheep industry? More people wanted beef. - ANS Why did the sheep industry decline? gold - ANS In 1828 what was discovered in the Ortiz Mountains south of Santa Fe? copper - ANS What was mined at Santa Rita? placer mining - ANS What kind of mining uses water to separate gold from dirt? lode mining - ANS What kind of mining of veins of ore called? Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe - ANS What was the first company to enter New Mexico? Raton Pass - ANS Where did the first railroad enter New Mexico? Albuquerque - ANS What became New Mexico's railroad center and leading city? False - ANS Because of the Civil War and Indian trouble, farming in New Mexico grew rapidly in the 1860's. True - ANS New Mexico's plains and dry climate are better suited to sheep than cattle. True - ANS Sheep are easier to trail to market than cattle. True - ANS The coming of the railroad helped end New Mexico's isolation. True - ANS Where railroads went new towns often sprang up.