The Railroad
Transcontinental Railroad
The C________ of __________ was a series of laws aimed at resolving tensions between slave and free states, affecting New Mexico's status and borders.
Compromise of 1850
160 acres
The L____ W_____ was the forced removal of the N_______ from their lands to Bosque Redondo.
Long Walk; Navajo
The main goal of the Boarding School was to A_________ Native American student into the White American culture.
Assimilate
Name the extraction industry that boomed after the arrival of the Railroad to New Mexico.
The Mining Industry
Why did the Confederate States (South) want to control New Mexico?
To gain access to western resources of California and/or Colorado.
Harsh environment;
scarce water;
difficult terrain or land
K____ C________ was a frontiersman who led a military campaign against the Navajo.
Kit Carson
True or False. Native American students were allowed to speak their native language at the Boarding Schools.
False
Name another industry that was helped due to the Railroad coming to New Mexico.
The Battle of V__________ was a Confederate win in 1862.
Valverde
The act resulted more settlers coming to New Mexico, altering the p____________ makeup and leading to c________ conflicts.
population; cultural
G____________ was a prominent Apache leader and warrior known for his resistance against U.S. forces and his fight for Apache rights.
Geronimo
Boys were trained in trades such as ........... (name one)
carpentry
farming
blacksmithing
The first restaurant chain in America, known for high-quality meals and professional service at railroad stops.
Harvey Houses
Where was the first Civil War battle in New Mexico?
Mesilla
The Act led to disputes between S________ and N____ A_______ peoples over land that traditional communities relied on for sustenance.
Settler; Native American
In 1868, the Treaty of ____________________allowed the Navajo to return to a portion of their homeland.
Bosque Redondo
Girls were taught ...... (name one)
sewing
laundry
domestic services
The coming of the railroad transitioned New Mexico from a/an _____________ territory to a ___________ region.
isolated; connected
Who won the Battle of Glorieta Pass?
The Union
or
The North
One notable Black settlement was __________, founded in 1903 by Frank and Ella Boyer near Roswell in the Pecos Valley.
Blackdom
The R____________ S________ disrupted traditional lifestyles and governance of the Native Americans.
Reservation System
General Richard Henry Pratt, founder of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, summed up the policy with the phrase: “Kill the ____________ in him, and save the _________.”
Indian;
Man