Mexican American War
The Mexican American War was a war between America and __________________.
Mexico
Which native American group was forced to walk across the state to a reservation?
Navajo
The American people wanted to expand their country in which direction (north, south, east, or west)?
slavery
Which European country colonized Mexico and the Southwest?
Spain
Mexicans and Americans disagreed over the ___________ between their two countries.
border
The Navajo were forced on a journey called ___________ to get to Bosque Redondo.
The Long Walk
The American people wanted their country to stretch from _____________ Ocean to ____________ Ocean.
Atlantic, Pacific
The Civil War was a fight between __________ and ___________ states.
northern and southern OR free and slave
True or False: The Spanish brought the first horses to North America.
true
Rio Grande
Kit Carson burned Navajo crops, homes, and killed their livestock to force them to move to the reservation. What do we call this type of campaign?
scorched earth
What is the difference between a regular school and a boarding school?
True or False: The Compromise of 1850 directly impacted New Mexico.
true
Which explorer landed in the Americas, but believed he had found a sea route to Asia (India)?
Christopher Columbus
At the end of the war, Mexico agreed to __________ more than a third of its land to the United States.
hand over/cede/sell
What is the name of one of the Navajo chiefs who negotiated for the return of the Navajo to their homelands?
Manuelito or Chief Barboncito
Why was it sometimes difficult for Indian children who had been at boarding school to communicate with their family when they returned home?
They often forgot their native language because they were punished for speaking it at school.
How many battles of the Civil War were fought in New Mexico?
3
True or False: New Mexico is a land with plenty of water.
false
The name of the general who marched into Santa Fe and claimed the land for the United States.
General Kearney
Name at least two hardships faced by the Navajo people at Bosque Redondo.
starvation, bad soil for growing crops, food made them sick, disease, lived with their enemies
What did it mean that the United States wanted to "civilize" the Indian children at boarding school?
They wanted the Indians to be more like the white American citizens.
Name at least ONE of the Civil War battles fought in New Mexico.
Battle of Glorieta Pass, Battle of Valverde, Battle of Peralta
What is the name of the leader of the Pueblo Revolt?
Po'pay