New Spain
These were a group of people who were actually born in Spain. They thought they were better than the other colonists.
What are peninsulares?
This state fought for their independence from Mexico in 1836.
What is Texas?
What event lead to California gaining statehood?
The South was hoping to gain control of this trade route, to cut the North off from their military supplies in NM.
What is the Santa Fe Trail?
This group of Native Americans was mostly peaceful with troops of the North and South during the Civil War.
Who are the pueblo Native Americans?
These were colonists born in New Spain. Often thought to be less than.
Who are the Criollos?
This governor heard about Texas trying to control the Santa Fe Trail, and wanted to put a stop to it.
This region or group during the Civil War was for slavery.
What is the South (Confederates)
The North owned and operated this military fort in NM. The South wanted to attack it and take control.
What is Fort Union?
During the peak of the Civil War. The United States government decided to create these as a means to contain Native American attacks.
What are reservations?
In this year, New Spain won it's independence from Spain and became known as the republic of Mexico.
When is 1821?
The United States used this term to add Texas to the United States. This term means to "add or join with."
What is annex?
This side of the Civil War was against slavery.
This person signed a bill in 1863 to separate the territories of NM and Arizona.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Means to absorb or conform to the customs and attitudes of a particular cultural group.
What is assimilate?
Is an informal grouping of people based on common characteristics, such as wealth, education, culture, and sometimes race.
What are social classes?
The Mexican American War ended in 1848 with this treaty.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
This is the year the Civil War began.
When is 1861?
The governor of NM issued this during the Civil War: Requesting for soldiers assistance from the surrounding states to defend land invasion by the confederates
What is a Call to Action?
This tribe of Native Americans was the largest and most fearful during the time of the Civil War in New Mexico.
Who are the Navajo?
This trade route opened New Mexico with the rest of the United States in 1821.
What is the Santa Fe Trail?
With this purchase, the United States gained land from Mexico for $10 million.
What is the Gadsden Purchase?
Laws that defined slaves as property or slave owners. These are laws that passed in NM.
What is the Slave Code?
Name the 3 major Civil War battles that took place in NM.
The Navajos were forced on this journey across New Mexico by the United States Government. It was a rough time for the tribe.
What is the Navajo Long Walk?