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NM History--People And Events
Test Description: Use this quiz to study important people and events that might show up on your final exam!
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1) Which of the following people was the Spanish explorer whose expedition 'discovered' the Grand Canyon and other landmarks?
A
Juan de Onate
B
Manuel Armijo
C
Diego de Vargas
D
Francisco Coronado
2) What is Po'pay's claim to fame?
A
He established the first Spanish mission in New Mexico.
B
He was the first governor of New Mexico.
C
He was an Apache leader who continued to resist the U.S. reservation policy until 1886.
D
He organized the Pueblos to revolt against the Spaniards in 1680.
3) Which of these people led the Spanish soldiers on the 'reconquest' of New Mexico after the Pueblo Revolt?
A
Po'pay
B
Juan de Onate
C
Diego de Vargas
D
Charles Bent
4) Which of these people was a trapper, rancher, and soldier who was involved in the Navajo Long Walk?
A
Billy the Kid
B
Kit Carson
C
Stephen Kearny
D
Charles Bent
5) Which of the following is NOT true of Billy the Kid?
A
He escaped from jail twice.
B
He was an oulaw.
C
He fought in the Lincoln County War.
D
He was executed by hanging.
6) Which of the following is NOT a theory behind the 'disappearance' of the Anasazi culture?
A
The Anasazi people disappeared and left no ancestors to carry on their culture.
B
A severe drought may have caused the Anasazi to disperse away from the Four Corners region.
C
Evidence of defensive structures suggests that violence many have caused them to scatter.
D
Pueblo legends say that it was simply time for the Anasazi to migrate elsewhere.
7) What happened in the Pueblo Revolt of 1680?
A
The Spanish governor killed Po'pay, a Pueblo leader.
B
Pueblo warriors killed the American governor, Charles Bent.
C
The Spaniards defeated the Pueblos and killed many people.
D
The Pueblos defeated the Spaniards, who fled the colony for twelve years.
8) What was the *main* purpose of the Santa Fe Trail?
A
For groups experiencing religious persecution to find freedom in New Mexico.
B
For settlers to come to New Mexico and farm the land.
C
For miners looking for gold to come to New Mexico's mines.
D
To trade (between New Mexico and the U.S.)
9) Which of the following sentences describes the Lincoln County War?
A
A conflict developed between rival cattle ranchers and exploded with the murder of John Tunstall.
B
Angry New Mexicans killed Governor Bent and other American settlers.
C
The Union soldiers defeated the Confederate soldiers by burning their supply train.
D
Po'pay organized the Pueblos to revolt against Spanish rule.
10) What did the government call the program that developed the first atomic bomb?
A
The Manhattan Project
B
The Dust Bowl
C
The Spanish Influenza
D
The Punitive Expedition
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