Mexican-American War
The idea that the US had the God-given right to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
What is manifest destiny?
Native children were sent to these to receive an education.
What are boarding schools?
This general conquered New Mexico peacefully for the US.
Who is Kearney?
This famous conflict included Billy the Kid.
What is the Lincoln County War?
The year NM became a state.
What is 1912?
The main cause of the Mexican American War:
What is border disputes (land)?
The Navajos were forced to do this by Kit Carson.
What is The Long Walk?
These were given by the Spanish crown without documentation, which made them hard to keep.
What are land grants?
This group of NM businessmen were known for corruption.
What is the Santa Fe Ring?
This Act gave 160 acres to any person who agreed to live on it for five years.
What is the Homestead Act?
This treaty gave the US the Southwestern Region
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Native American were forced to live on these.
What are reservations?
This individual was instrumental in restoring Land Grants.
Who is Reies Lopez Tijerina?
This group was led by Teddy Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War.
Who are the Rough Riders?
This connected NM to the West and East coasts.
What is the railroad?
This purchase gave parts of southern AZ and NM to the US.
What is the Gadsden Purchase?
1934 Act aimed at decreasing federal control and increasing Indian self-government and responsibility
What is the Indian Reorganization Act
The Land grants restoration turned violent after an attempted citizen's arrest.
What is the Tierra Amarilla Court House Raid
This famous handshake delayed New Mexico’s statehood.
What is the Elkins' Handshake?
The leader of the Santa Fe Ring.
Who is Thomas Catron?
Protection for community land grants was removed along with this section from the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo.
What is Article X
The 1887 Act that subdivide Native American tribal landholdings into allotments.
What is the Dawes Act
Hispanos who fought to reclaim lands taken by the Anglo−American squatters.
Who are Gorras Blancas?
Three reasons NM had difficulty becoming a state.
What are 1) Lawlessness; 2) Catholic; 3) Spanish-speaking. (Corruption and Racism)
The most limited resource in New Mexico.
What is Water?