People
In the pursuit of freedom, we must always remember to honor who?
God
What is 1 of the 3 threats to the ENVIRONMENT in Oklahoma?
earthquakes, tornadoes, and drought
What is the capital of Oklahoma?
Oklahoma City
What has made Oklahoma a top beef producer?
cattle farming
The climate of the Southwest is mostly what?
arid (dry) and semiarid (partly dry)
What group of Native Americans from Texas were known for killing Columbian mammoths, making atlatls, and building pit houses?
Paleo-Indians
In the 1800s, the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes were all forced to move to Indian Territory in what state?
Oklahoma
What is the capital of Texas?
Austin
Under which agreement did New Mexico become a territory of the United States?
The Treaty of Hidalgo
What is 1 of the 3 things that has helped to form the culture of the Southwest?
Native American foods, Spanish architecture,
and Christianity
What Native American group now lives in northeast Arizona and New Mexico?
Ancestral Pueblo
What did Mexico and the United States fight over during the Mexican-American War?
the border
What is the capital of New Mexico?
Santa Fe
What happened in the Gadsden Purchase?
Most of Oklahoma's land was gained by this event.
The Louisiana Purchase
During the Land Run of 1889 who was property in Oklahoma opened up to?
settlers
What park in New Mexico is made up of a system of caves with rooms and passages that extend for miles?
The Carlsbad Caverns
What is the capital of Arizona?
Phoenix
What did the Apache fight to protect in the Battle of Apache Pass?
their land
Most adults in Oklahoma claim to have these beliefs, and attend church on a regular basis.
Christian
What Mexican leader won the Battle of the Alamo?
Santa Anna
What is the name of the large rock structure of hardened magma in New Mexico called?
Shiprock
Why did President Taft veto Arizona's statehood?
he thought it was too progressive
What did American settlers rebel against that led to the Texas Revolution?
Mexican Rule
Who became a member of the US House of Representatives and the US Senate after being an attack pilot during the Vietnam War?
John McCain
Name 1 of the 3 powers that Arizona's constitution give its citizens.
the right to initiative, referendum, and recall