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