Chapter 7
The Man who re-conquered New Mexico (last name)
Vargas
Besides being a frontier, NM was also isolated due to it’s distance to _____
New Spain
Spain ruled it’s colonies in America (including NM) for _____ years
300
When is election day this year?
November 5th
What is this?
Carreta
This was shouted 3 times as the Spanish flag was raised in the capital
"Long Live the King!"
Any messages or letters took _______ to reach NM
Months
Mexico gained it's independence from spain in...
1821
Do we have school on election day?
Towns set up by Spaniards for the purpose of trade and defense
Villas
2 main reasons the pueblo population in New Mexico declined was
Indian raids and Droughts
Settlers often lacked metal tools, so they made their own tools made of this material
The Santa Fe trail extended from Santa Fe into ________________
Chihuahua
One reason Spain reconquered NM was to act as a
Buffer Zone
An outer layer of protection for New Spain
Buffer Zone
Albuquerque was founded in
1706
New Mexico houses were built using _______ bricks
Adobe
_____ was the most well known Fur trader in NM
Kit Carson
In NM, both _____ and ___ people could become office holders
Spanish and Mixed
trading goods for other goods, no money is involved
Barter trade
Yearly trade fairs used to take place between hostile tribes and the Spaniards and the Pueblos in the Villa of _____
Taos
All land, according to Spanish law, first belonged to the king and would need to be distributed by the governor through ____
Land grants
In 1835, Mexico sent Colonel Albino ______ to govern NM
Perez
The war between Mexico and America was called
The Mexican American war
fur trappers who came to NM during the Mexican period
Mountain men