Wild West
This young outlaw was born in New York became famous for his crime spree in Lincoln County.
Billy the Kid
The Ancestral Puebloan city in New Mexico
Chaco Canyon
This Spanish man was the first European to explore New Mexico
Francisco de Coronado
Mexico fought for its independence from this country
Spain
This technology allowed people to move very quickly across open spaces, and changed the American West.
Railroad or trains
The name for the conflict in Lincoln County between two rival general stores.
Lincoln County War
This was one of the main foods of the early native Americans.
These 3 "G's" motivated the Spanish to explore the New World.
God, Gold, and Glory
This general fought in the Mexican War of Independence, and later became President and fought a war with the United States
Santa Anna
This wagon road lead from New Mexico to California
Cooke's Wagon Road
He was the sheriff who shot Billy the Kid
Drawings on cliffs or cave walls that tell stories using pictures
Petroglyphs
El Dorado and Cibola were Spanish names for what?
Cities of Gold
This monk started the Mexican War of Independence by revolting against the Spanish government
Miguel Hidalgo
This stagecoach line went from Missouri to San Francisco
Butterfield Overland Trail
The Englishman who opened a store in Lincoln, and competed against the Murphy Dolan Store?
John Tunstall
The very first people to live in New Mexico in prehistoric times
Clovis
What was one of the three major reasons the Spanish defeated the Native Americans
Guns, Germs, Steel
This man became the first emperor of Mexico after the war.
Agustin de Iturbide
This was a name for towns that sprung up quickly around a mine or railroad line
Boomtown
This ring of corrupt politicians ran New Mexico in the 1800's.
Santa Fe Ring
A type of home that was a hole dug in the ground with wood and grass roofs on the top
Pithouse
These Spanish priests and monks spread Christianity through the New World, often by force.
This man was the first President of Mexico, and Mexico's first elected leader.
Guadalup Victoria
This chain of restaurants hotels was found along the Santa Fe Railroad line
Harvey House