NM Final Exam
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1. The only major battle to occur in New Mexico during the Mexican-American
War occurred at: El Brazito.
2. The story of Juanotilla of Cochiti in Etulain's Chapter 4 shows that "gender" in
Hispanic life in colonial New Mexico was:: a social construction, defined differently in various times
and places and according to individual status
3. Judging by the amount possessions passed to heirs in her will, how was
Juanotilla of Cochiti's economic standing portrayed?: relatively well-off
4. According to the colonial the census of New Mexico in 1790 (which did not
include Indians), the majority of Spanish speaking people living in New Mexico
by then were: people born in New Mexico, many of mixed blood.
5. In colonial New Mexico, Spanish officials awarded land grants in which of the
following ways?: Private land grants
Community land grants
Pueblo land grants.
6. In colonial New Mexico, the main occupation of the people was: farming
7. The networks of irrigation ditches used by both the Spanish and Pueblo
peoples were known as: acequias
8. New Mexican Hispanic villagers who hunted Buffalo in the off-season after
the harvest was gather were known as: ciboleros
9. Practically the only way to acquire outside and/or manufactured in colonial
New Mexico was to receive them: over the El Camino Real.
all the above.
over the Chihuahua Trail.
over the Old Spanish Trail.
10. After 1750, the Hispanic New Mexico folk art religious image-makers were
known as: santeros
11. In some isolated New Mexico mountain communities, the exit of the exit of
Franciscan priests and the organized Catholic Church gave rise to a localized
religious brotherhood known as the: penitentes
12. The most immediate and probably most important effect Mexican Indepen-
dence had on New Mexico was: the end of Spain's prohibition on outside trade with New Mexico.
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13. The new avenue of trade and migration that opened up to New Mexico after
1821 from east and greatly changed life in the territory was the: the Santa Fe Trail.
14. This town became the epicenter for the American mountain man fur trap-
pers in New Mexico.: Taos
15. Probably the most famous and locally prominent of the early American
trappers to sweep into New Mexico was: Christopher (Kit) Carson
16. Who was the local leader who owned the first printing press in New Mexico,
wrote and printed the first book printed in New Mexico, and was responsible
for educating many future New Mexico leaders?: Antonio Jose Martinez
17. What revolt broke out in 1837 in Northern New Mexico over new taxes and
a hated governor sent from Mexico?: The Chimayo Rebellion
18. This native New Mexican governor ruled for eight years and stopped a Texan
incursion, but was forced to withdraw to Mexico upon American invasion.: Manue
Armijo
19. The first major settlement seized by the U.S. Army during the invasion by
General Kearny and his troops in 1846 was: Las Vegas
20. What was the fate of the first U.S. Governor appointed to administer the
newly captured Territory of New Mexico?: He was murdered during the Taos Rebellion and his
scalp was paraded through the streets of Taos.
21. Which treaty ended the U.S.-Mexican War and brought New Mexico into the
U.S.?: The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
22. What act of Congress gave New Mexico Territorial status but also raised the
question of slavery in the Territory?: The Compromise of 1850
23. Between the years 1850 and 1860, the population in New Mexico Territory
grew by: 50 percent
24. The first regularly scheduled mail and stagecoach service to reach New
Mexico was: the Butterfield Overland Mail Company.
25. Which of the following was NOT a reason the Confederacy wanted to con-
quer New Mexico Territory?: The Territory held rich stores of mineral wealth for the South's war effort.
26. Where did the Union and Confederate troops engage in thier first major
battle in New Mexico in 1862?: Valverde.
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ho6tyr
1. The only major battle to occur in New Mexico during the Mexican-American
War occurred at: El Brazito.
2. The story of Juanotilla of Cochiti in Etulain's Chapter 4 shows that "gender" in
Hispanic life in colonial New Mexico was:: a social construction, defined differently in various times
and places and according to individual status
3. Judging by the amount possessions passed to heirs in her will, how was
Juanotilla of Cochiti's economic standing portrayed?: relatively well-off
4. According to the colonial the census of New Mexico in 1790 (which did not
include Indians), the majority of Spanish speaking people living in New Mexico
by then were: people born in New Mexico, many of mixed blood.
5. In colonial New Mexico, Spanish officials awarded land grants in which of the
following ways?: Private land grants
Community land grants
Pueblo land grants.
6. In colonial New Mexico, the main occupation of the people was: farming
7. The networks of irrigation ditches used by both the Spanish and Pueblo
peoples were known as: acequias
8. New Mexican Hispanic villagers who hunted Buffalo in the off-season after
the harvest was gather were known as: ciboleros
9. Practically the only way to acquire outside and/or manufactured in colonial
New Mexico was to receive them: over the El Camino Real.
all the above.
over the Chihuahua Trail.
over the Old Spanish Trail.
10. After 1750, the Hispanic New Mexico folk art religious image-makers were
known as: santeros
11. In some isolated New Mexico mountain communities, the exit of the exit of
Franciscan priests and the organized Catholic Church gave rise to a localized
religious brotherhood known as the: penitentes
12. The most immediate and probably most important effect Mexican Indepen-
dence had on New Mexico was: the end of Spain's prohibition on outside trade with New Mexico.
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ho6tyr
13. The new avenue of trade and migration that opened up to New Mexico after
1821 from east and greatly changed life in the territory was the: the Santa Fe Trail.
14. This town became the epicenter for the American mountain man fur trap-
pers in New Mexico.: Taos
15. Probably the most famous and locally prominent of the early American
trappers to sweep into New Mexico was: Christopher (Kit) Carson
16. Who was the local leader who owned the first printing press in New Mexico,
wrote and printed the first book printed in New Mexico, and was responsible
for educating many future New Mexico leaders?: Antonio Jose Martinez
17. What revolt broke out in 1837 in Northern New Mexico over new taxes and
a hated governor sent from Mexico?: The Chimayo Rebellion
18. This native New Mexican governor ruled for eight years and stopped a Texan
incursion, but was forced to withdraw to Mexico upon American invasion.: Manue
Armijo
19. The first major settlement seized by the U.S. Army during the invasion by
General Kearny and his troops in 1846 was: Las Vegas
20. What was the fate of the first U.S. Governor appointed to administer the
newly captured Territory of New Mexico?: He was murdered during the Taos Rebellion and his
scalp was paraded through the streets of Taos.
21. Which treaty ended the U.S.-Mexican War and brought New Mexico into the
U.S.?: The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
22. What act of Congress gave New Mexico Territorial status but also raised the
question of slavery in the Territory?: The Compromise of 1850
23. Between the years 1850 and 1860, the population in New Mexico Territory
grew by: 50 percent
24. The first regularly scheduled mail and stagecoach service to reach New
Mexico was: the Butterfield Overland Mail Company.
25. Which of the following was NOT a reason the Confederacy wanted to con-
quer New Mexico Territory?: The Territory held rich stores of mineral wealth for the South's war effort.
26. Where did the Union and Confederate troops engage in thier first major
battle in New Mexico in 1862?: Valverde.
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