Pancho Villa
Miscellaneous
Path to Statehood
New Mexico's Reputation
The Rough Riders
WWI and the Epidemic
100

What town did he attack?

Columbus, NM

100

New Mexico became a U.S. territory after this war.


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What is "The Mexican-American War"?

100
State contitutions must be formally approved by the people of the state; when this happens, the people do this to the constitution.
What is "ratify"?
100
During the Civil War, New Mexico had trouble finding approval for its petititions for statehood because of this controversial issue.
What is "slavery"?
100
The Spanish-American War's main cause was to help this country gain independence.
What is "Cuba"?
100

What epidemic hit the world in 1918?

The Spanish
Influenza

200

What year did Villa attack?

1916

200
True or False: During the 1870s, Lincoln County was the largest county in the entire United States.
What is "True"?
200
A petition for statehood must first be approved by this group.
What is "Congress"?
200
In 1876, Southerners withdrew their support for New Mexico statehood because of this ill-timed gesture by NM delegate Stephen B. Elkins.
What is "a handshake"?
200

This leader of the Rough Riders later became President of the United States.


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Who is "Theodore Roosevelt"?

200

What year did we declare war on Germany?


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1917

300

How many bandits were riding with Villa when he attacked NM?


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About 500

300

New Mexico's territorial delegates were like congressmen, except for this important detail.


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What is "they could not vote in Congress"?

300
This is the minimum population a state must have to petition for statehood.
What is "60,000" people?
300

Prejudice against this widely represented group in New Mexico also kept the territory from becoming a state.


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What are  Hispanic Catholics?

300
This was about the proportion of New Mexicans in the Rough Riders.
What is "a third" or "one-third"?
300

What piece of information made the U.S. decide to get involved in WWI? Who wrote it? Who was it written to?


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The Zimmerman Note, Germany to Mexico

400

What General tried to track down Villa in Mexico at the orders of Persident Wilson?



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General Pershing

400

New Mexico was a U.S. territory for this many years.

What is "62"?

400

With his signature, this president officially made New Mexico a state on what date?


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Who is the "President Howard Taft" and Jan. 6, 1912

400

To keep other Americans from thinking New Mexico was a part of Mexico, people in the territory considered doing what?

changing the name

400

This Rough Rider from Los Lunas distinguished himself, and helped to convince the rest of America that New Mexicans were brave and loyal Americans.


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Who is "Maximiliano Luna"?

400

How many New Mexicans served in WWI?


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About 8,500

500

We were not able to track Villa down, but our troops gained valuable experience for WWI. How?


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New technology such as planes and automobiles

500

How many times did NM apply for statehood?


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about 50 times

500

New Mexicans could not _______ until we became a state.


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Vote in national elections

500

At the very end of the 19th century, many Americans feared that New Mexicans' loyalty to the U.S. would be compromised by their old loyalty to this country.


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What is "Spain"?

500

The Spanish American War began when this battleship was destroyed in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898.


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What is the "U.S.S. Maine"?

500

What year did WWI end?


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1918

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