NM History Review Questions And Correct Answers
1. What are the
Population of 60,000, write a state constitution, and be approved by a
requirements
majority vote in the US Congress.
for statehood?
2. Why was
NM's 1. Ignorance about the territory and unfair suspicion about its
statehood citizens. NM's largely Hispanic and Native American population was
de- layed? considered too "foreign" in language, culture, and religion. Also
questioned loyalty.
2. Territorial politics- corruption over government and economy (Santa
Fe Ring)
3. National politics- other issues had higher priority's for the country.
4. Native American wars were costly and long, gave the territory a
bad image- dominated by primitive population.
5. Territory image as the "Wild West-" lawless, irresponsible, and
violent. Perpet- uated by Killy the Bid and other outlaws.
3. Where did the Re- In Taos
volt of 1847 end?
4. What were 6. What are some Indian Wars?
the effects
of the
Treaty of
Guadalupe
Hida- glo?
5. Why did
people lose
their land
from the
Protocol of
Queretaro?
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, NM History Review Questions And Correct Answers
Established a new
boundary between the US Because they didn't have oflcial evidence to prove their land ownership.
and Mexico, ceded half of The Santa Fe Ring were Anglo lawyers who helped take Hispanic land.
Mexico's territory to the US,
allowed Mexican citizens to
keep their citizenship.
When the Acoma rebelled against Spanish rule in 1598, the Rebellion
of 1680, the US defeating nomadic raiding tribes
7. 500-mile path thousands of Navajo had to walk that led to Bosque
Redondo, was very violent and sad
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29
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Review
What was the
Navajo
Long Walk?
8. What Life was miserable, and the experiment failed. Poor funding, fraud, crop
happened to failures, lack of shelter, and bad weather contributed. Many of the 8,000
The Bosque Navajos held there died from disease and starvation. The goal of the
Redondo? experiment was to Americanize the Navajos.
The Navajos promised in a treaty to never raid again, and returned to their
9. What was
old ways of raising livestock, creating crafts, and jewelry. The treaty of 1868
the result of
granted 3 million acres to the Navajo as a reservation, the largest in the
the Bosque
country.
Redon- do?
10. Why was there so Rapid population growth, ethnic diversity, easy availability of alcohol,
prevailing
much violence ingun culture, and social instability in boomtowns.
the 1860s?
11. How did New 1. Ignorance- The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad greatly
helped connec-
Mexico overcome tivity and cultural barriers between NM and the US
the obstacles convention?
to statehood?
12. Who "led" the
NM
constitution-
al
, NM History
Review
2. Loyalty- Gov. The issue was largely overcome after 1900 with the decline of the once-
Miguel A. Otero's dominant Santa Fe Ring.
stance on the Spanish- 4. National politics- Was not an issue in the early 1900s.
American war and the 5. Indian wars- Less of an obstacle following Geronimo's surrender in
Rough Riders helped. 1886.
3. Political corruption-
Solomon Luna, rich and influential sheep rancher from Valencia County.
13. To account for the diverse groups and minorities in the territory.
1. What are the
Population of 60,000, write a state constitution, and be approved by a
requirements
majority vote in the US Congress.
for statehood?
2. Why was
NM's 1. Ignorance about the territory and unfair suspicion about its
statehood citizens. NM's largely Hispanic and Native American population was
de- layed? considered too "foreign" in language, culture, and religion. Also
questioned loyalty.
2. Territorial politics- corruption over government and economy (Santa
Fe Ring)
3. National politics- other issues had higher priority's for the country.
4. Native American wars were costly and long, gave the territory a
bad image- dominated by primitive population.
5. Territory image as the "Wild West-" lawless, irresponsible, and
violent. Perpet- uated by Killy the Bid and other outlaws.
3. Where did the Re- In Taos
volt of 1847 end?
4. What were 6. What are some Indian Wars?
the effects
of the
Treaty of
Guadalupe
Hida- glo?
5. Why did
people lose
their land
from the
Protocol of
Queretaro?
1/
29
, NM History Review Questions And Correct Answers
Established a new
boundary between the US Because they didn't have oflcial evidence to prove their land ownership.
and Mexico, ceded half of The Santa Fe Ring were Anglo lawyers who helped take Hispanic land.
Mexico's territory to the US,
allowed Mexican citizens to
keep their citizenship.
When the Acoma rebelled against Spanish rule in 1598, the Rebellion
of 1680, the US defeating nomadic raiding tribes
7. 500-mile path thousands of Navajo had to walk that led to Bosque
Redondo, was very violent and sad
1/
29
, NM History
Review
What was the
Navajo
Long Walk?
8. What Life was miserable, and the experiment failed. Poor funding, fraud, crop
happened to failures, lack of shelter, and bad weather contributed. Many of the 8,000
The Bosque Navajos held there died from disease and starvation. The goal of the
Redondo? experiment was to Americanize the Navajos.
The Navajos promised in a treaty to never raid again, and returned to their
9. What was
old ways of raising livestock, creating crafts, and jewelry. The treaty of 1868
the result of
granted 3 million acres to the Navajo as a reservation, the largest in the
the Bosque
country.
Redon- do?
10. Why was there so Rapid population growth, ethnic diversity, easy availability of alcohol,
prevailing
much violence ingun culture, and social instability in boomtowns.
the 1860s?
11. How did New 1. Ignorance- The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad greatly
helped connec-
Mexico overcome tivity and cultural barriers between NM and the US
the obstacles convention?
to statehood?
12. Who "led" the
NM
constitution-
al
, NM History
Review
2. Loyalty- Gov. The issue was largely overcome after 1900 with the decline of the once-
Miguel A. Otero's dominant Santa Fe Ring.
stance on the Spanish- 4. National politics- Was not an issue in the early 1900s.
American war and the 5. Indian wars- Less of an obstacle following Geronimo's surrender in
Rough Riders helped. 1886.
3. Political corruption-
Solomon Luna, rich and influential sheep rancher from Valencia County.
13. To account for the diverse groups and minorities in the territory.
