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100

Don Diego DeVargas did what?

Permanently settled New Mexico

100

When did the Ute & Comanche arrive in New Mexico?

The 1700's
100

Which tribe did the Buffalo Soldiers fight against in the Indian Wars

the Apache

100

This fierce leader led the Apache's in the Indian Wars

Geronimo

100

The Lincoln County War was mainly about

Economic & Political control

200

Why did the native raids increase during the civil war?

Soldiers left their forts to fight

200

The boarder dispute over TX led to what?

The Mexican-American War

200

What was the cause of The Revolt of 1837

Albino Perez became governor of New Mexico

200

Why was New Mexico struggling to become a state?

1. NM's were outsiders

2. NM was lawless

3. NM was primarily Catholic

200

What is the Homestead Act?

If you lived on the land for 5 years then it became your property

300

What was the effect of the Navajo Long Walk

Decline of native culture and population

300

Charles Bent was known for what?

The first territorial governor

300

There was political instability after New Mexico gained independence from which country?

Spain

300

Native boarding schools were used to do what to the natives?

Assimilate them to the American way of life

300

What is a Pueblo who left the New Mexico area

Apostate

400

The Taos Trading Fair allowed for....

A peaceful exchange of goods

400

Due to the trading routes there was less of this in New Mexico during the 1700's

Isolation

400

This was the reason the Spanish wanted to keep a colony in New Mexico

They needed a buffer zone

400

Geronimo was the leader of which native group?

Apache

400

This ended the Mexican-American war

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 

500

By the 1790's who considered themselves Native New Mexicans

Spanish Speaking settlers

500

What's a frontier area?

Marked the advancement of settlements

500

The land gained by the US after the Mexican-American War is known as what?

Mexican Cession

500

The US did not recognize what type of land grants? 

Community

500

What is Ms. Henson's favorite animal?

Polar Bears or Racoons

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