Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What year was the Treaty signed?
1848 (the year the treaty was signed and New Mexico was ceded to the U.S.)
What year was New Mexico ceded to the U.S.?
What year did New Mexico become a state?
New Mexico became a state in 1912.
Who was President Taft.
After years of learning from and trading with my Navajo brothers and sisters I betrayed them and forced them onto the long walk.
Christopher “Kit” Carson
What territories did the U.S. acquire through the treaty?
The territories acquired were likely parts of what is now the Southwestern United States, including New Mexico, Arizona, California, and parts of Colorado and Nevada.
Who was the first territorial governor of New Mexico?
Charles Bent
These were clauses in the NM constitution of protected voting rights and Spanish language Education.
What were the Iron Clad Clauses.
I was the senator that did not want New Mexico to become a state. There's more than corn in my state...but not really.
Albert J. Beveridge
The was the location at the end of the long walk.
Bosque Redondo
What conflict did this treaty end?
The Mexican American War
Who were the group who cut down fences of Anglo land owner in protest of land fraud and discrimination against new Mexicans
The Gorras Blancas
Called my many New Mexicans the Gettysburg of the West.
Battle of Glorieta Pass
Name two major factors that delayed NM Statehood.
Two of...Civil War, Racism, Anti Catholic Bias, low population and NM bad reputation.
These were places to stop along the railroad lines that always had fresh coffee, pie, and female waitstaff.
Harvey Houses
What role did the treaty play in U.S.-Mexico relations?
The treaty played a crucial role in defining U.S.-Mexico relations by establishing new territorial boundaries.
I was there Sheriff who killed Billy the Kid...or did I?
Who was pat Gerrit.
This act of congress instructed the NM state legislature to create a constitution and for the people of NM to vote on it in 1910.
The enabling Act of 1910.
This conflict raged just to the south of New Mexico as we began to write our state constitution.
The Mexican Revolution.
These were the manly men that fought along side Teddy in Cuba.
The rough riders
What were the long-term effects of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
included territorial expansion, cultural changes, and reshaping of political boundaries in the region.
We were a group of lawyers in Santa Fe who got rich off of government corruption.
Who was the Santa Fe ring.
I was the glue that held the constitutional convention together. I was well respected in both NM and Washington and help a swage peoples worries about New Mexico
The differences between state and tribal governments relate to jurisdictional powers, funding sources, and levels of autonomy.
These two issues were NOT included in the NM state constitution.
Temperance and Women's suffrage.
FINAL JEPORDY QUESTION: Name two reasons NM took so long to become a state and Two events that helped statehood become a reality.
Racism and anti catholic feeling. The rough riders and support of president Taft.