Question | Answer |
1. In which part of the U.S. is New Mexico located? | southeast |
2. Which of the following is NOT one of the states located at the Four Corners? | Oklahoma |
3. Where does NM rank in size in the Union? | 5th |
4. Which is NOT one of NM’s five major rivers? | San Jon |
5. How many different life zones does NM have? | 6 |
6. What is NM’s biggest shortcoming? | lack of water |
7. Where is NM’s highest peak found? | Wheeler’s Peak |
8. Where is NM’s lowest elevation located? | Red Bluff |
9. The first big-game hunters in eastern NM. | Clovis Culture |
10. Evidence of theses people was found by George McJunkin. | Folsom Culture |
11. These nomads came after the big-game hunters. | Desert Culture |
12. Early farmers in SW New Mexico that grew corn and beans. | Mogollon Culture |
13. The builders of the great Pueblo Bonito. | Anasazi Culture |
14. People who did not share a common language. | Pueblo Indians |
15. People that ate mescal from the agave plant. | Mescalero Apaches |
16. The largest Indian group in the U.S. today. | Navajos |
17. People called the Gila Apaches by the Spaniards. | Chiricahua Apaches |
18. Hunter-gathers in northeastern NM. | Jicarilla Apaches |
19. What was Columbus seeking on his voyage in 1492? | an all-water route to the Far East |
20. Why were the Spaniards interested in the land north of New Spain? | they wanted to find the cities of gold |
21. What does the word “Cibola” mean? | Spanish for buffalo cow |
22.Who were the Conquistadors? | Spaniards conquerors |
23. What was the land of Cibola? | the area of the Great Plains |
24. What was New Spain’s high-ranking official called? | viceroy |
25. How many voyages did Columbus sail to the Americas? | 4 |
26. In which year did the people of Mexico revolt against Spanish rule? | 1810 |
27. Who was the first person to benefit from the new trade laws? | William Becknell |
28. What was NM’s first main trading center? | Santa Fe |
29. Over which pass did the Santa Fe Trail cross when it entered NM? | Raton Pass |
30. What did Mexican officials do when they realized that they couldn’t stop the trading? | taxed all goods |
31. Which was NOT one of the three changes the New Mexico Territory went through from 1850 to 1910? | it became a state |
32. Which president was elected in 1844? | James Polk |
33. Which president believed in manifest destiny? | James Polk |
34. What did Polk try to buy in 1845? | California |
35. What reason did Polk give for declaring a war against Mexico? | Mexicans shed American blood on American soil |
36. True or False: Billy the Kid commanded Union troops at Fort Craig. | FALSE |
37. True or False: Col. Edward R.S. Canby of the Confederate army invaded New Mexico. | FALSE |
38. True or False: Kit Carson’s murder started the Lincoln County War. | FALSE |
39. True or False: Gen. James Carleton defeated the Mescalero Apaches and the Navajos. | TRUE |
40. True or False: Geronimo,Chiricahua Apache leader, did not surrender until 1886. | TRUE |
41. True or False: William Bonney was known as “Billy the Kid,” he fought in the Lincoln County War. | TRUE |
42. True or False: John Henry Tunstall was the author of Ben Hur, this governor tried to end the Lincoln County War. | FALSE |
43. True or False: The Battle of Glorieta Pass, aCivil War battle, was “The Gettysburg of the West?” | TRUE |
44. True or False: Sheirff Pat Garrett controlled Lincoln County economy in the years after the Civil War? | FALSE |
45. True or False: Buffalo Soldiers got their name because their curly hair reminded Indians of the buffalo. | TRUE |
46. True or False: The Confederates won the Battle of Valverde. | TRUE |
47. True or False: Billy the Kid did not hang because he had amnesty from the governor of New Mexico. | FALSE |
48. True or False: The “McSween Crowd” and Billy the Kid won the battle of Lincoln. | FALSE |
49. True or False: The Confederates won the Battle of Valverde. | TRUE |
50. What was Columbus seeking on his voyage in 1492? | An all-water route to the Far East |
51. What is the definition to anarchy? | state of poticial disorder resulting from absence of government |
52. What is the definition to monopoly? | no competition in the sale of a product |
53. What is the definition to petition? | make a formal request of an authority |
54. What is the definition to unemployment rate? | the number of people not working divided by the number of people in the workforce |
55. What is the definition to direct democracy? | system of government where everyone votes |
56. What is the definition to deflation? | a decrease in the price of goods and services |
57. What is the definition to Mayflower Compact? | America's "first written constitution" |
58. What is the definition to baby boomer? | people born in the era of 1946-1964 |
59. What is the definition to civics? | social science dealing with rights & duties of citizens |
60. What is the definition to double jeopardy? | condition of being tried a second time for the same crime |
61. What was America's "first written constitution? | Mayflower Compact |
62. Which amendment covers "the right to bear arms"? | 2nd |
63. Which amendment covers "protection against unreasonable searchers and seizures"? | 4th |
64. Which amendment covers "no soldiers in my house"? | 3rd |
65. Which amendment covers " protection in cases of eminent domain"? | 5th |
66. Which amendment covers "the right to petition"? | 1st |
67. Name three examples of intellectual property | song, book, story, idea for a product you invented |
68. Explain eminent domain | when government take your private property for public use. The property of the owner must be paid fair market price. |
69. Explain how the system of supply and demand works and how it effects prices. | When supply is greater than demand, prices go down. Went demand is higher than supply, prices go up. Price always follows demand. |
70. Name the 4 stages of a business cycle in correct order. | 1. Expansion, 2. peak,
3. Recession, 4. Depression |