Guerra Mexicana
This vocab word for a line separating two territories was one of the catalysts for the Mexican War
Border
If you legally belong to a country, state, or community, you are a ________ of the country, state, or community.
Citizen
This vocab word refers to an establishment that makes coins and currency for a particular country.
[Junior] Mint
The Civil War was fought mainly by soldiers mounted on horseback, also known as a __________.
Cavalry
Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and Sojourner Truth were famous _____________ who wanted and worked toward a complete end to slavery.
Abolitionists
Mexico refused to sell this state to the United States, which was one cause of the Mexican War
California
This branch of government comprised of the Senate and the House of Representatives created the New Mexico territory in 1850
Congress
True or False: People who live in a territory can elect their own governor.
False
The first Colorado Cavalry was formed in order to help the Union prevent the Confederacy from taking control of these two U.S. states.
California and New Mexico
This President, the 16th in the history of the United States, served from 1861 - 1865
Abraham Lincoln
This man led the United States from 1845 - 1849 as the 11th president of the United States
James Polk
True or False: If your parents are citizens of the United States, you are automatically a citizen of the United States as well.
False
How many governors did the Colorado territory initially have?
4
This chief was a leader of the Cheyenne tribes in Colorado during the Civil War.
Chief Black Kettle
This man from Mississippi was chosen to be the first (and only) president of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
This famous peace treaty was signed on February 2, 1848 and ended the Mexican War
The treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
This 10 million dollar purchase gave the United States 29,000 square miles of land in present day Arizona and New Mexico
The Gadsden Purchase
Gold was first discovered in Colorado at this site near present day downtown Denver
Cherry Creek
What was the name of the reservation in Southeastern Colorado that was given to the Cheyenne and Arapahoe people in a treaty with the United States government?
The Sand Creek Reservation
What are the exact days the Civil War began and ended?
April 12, 1861 - April 9, 1865
This man was sent by the president to discuss a peace treaty with Mexico
Nicholas P. Trist
Which of the following present day states was not a part of the New Mexico territory: California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado
California
This man was the first to discover gold in Colorado in when he did so in 1858
William Green Russell
What gruesome nickname was given to the third Colorado Cavalry?
The bloody third
How many states were part of the Confederacy that seceded from the Union in 1860?
11