The Republic of Mexico
_________________ was the most important trading post on the Santa Fe Trail
Bent's Fort
When Governor Armijo heard about the Texans that were (according to his sources) coming to New Mexico to conquer parts of New Mexico, what did the Governor Armijo do?
He organized a small army to stop the Texans and defend his territory
What three Civil War took place in New Mexico?
Battle of Glorietta Pass, Battle of Peralta, and Battle of Velarde
What was the name of the secondary route on the Santa Fe Trail? It helped solve some of the problems that were faced on the main route of the Santa Fe Trail.
Mountain Branch
Frequently changing would be a description of ______________
Unstable
The development of _______________ helped New Mexico connect to the rest of the world.
trade routes
What country did Mexico win its independence from?
Spain
New Mexico relied upon ______________ soldiers to protect them from the Confederate soldiers.
volunteer
The offspring of Spaniards and Native Americans
Mestizos
The belief that it was the God-given right of the United States to own all the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
Manifest Destiny
The ________________ Purchase in 1803 doubled the size of the United States
Louisiana Purchase
What event occurred that caused President Polk to declare war on Mexico and start the Mexican American War?
U.S. soldiers were shot and killed by Mexican troops
Many _____________ Indians helped the Union win the Civil War in New Mexico.
Pueblo
To absorb or conform to the customs and attitudes of a particular cultural group
Assimilate
to hand over
cede
What was the name of the new set of laws that General Kearny set up to rule New Mexico temporarily?
Kearny Code
Why was the land in the Mesilla Valley desirable to Mexico and the United States? (choose two)
The Mesilla Valley was a great amount of land to use for the development of the railroad
The Mesilla Valley's land was fertile
What major issue drove a giant wedge between the North and the South?
slavery
an area of land set aside by the United States government for Native Americans
Reservation
___________ is an informal grouping of people based on common characteristics?
Social Class
The ________ Trade brought more people into New Mexico in search of beaver fur.
Fur
What was the name of the document that ended the Mexican American War?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
________________ were determined to protect slavery where it existed and keep slaves in the new territories in the West, including New Mexico. (Confederates-Southerners, or Union-Northerners)
Confederates-Southerners
Laws that defined slaves as the property of slaveowners and which greatly limited black freedoms
Slave Codes
Mixed races of people
Castas
What did many fur trappers do after the fur trade era was over? (choose three)
Trail Guides, U.S. Indian Agents, and U.S. soldiers
The _______________________ was an event that occurred because many New Mexicans living in northern New Mexico were angry about the poor defense of their territory
The Resistance of 1847
If California was allowed to be admitted as a free state to the United States, what did many Southerners believe would happen to slavery? It could happen if there was more representation in Congress for free states as opposed to slave states.
abolition (end) of slavery
______________ is the belief that the needs of one's own region outweigh the needs of the nation.
Sectionalism
__________ is the act of trying to overthrow one's country.
Treason
31. The Spanish Trail stretched from _____________ to ____________ (choose two)
Los Angeles to Santa Fe
What Act did congress pass that gave Native Americans the option to become U.S. citizens?
Indian Citizenship Act
The discovery of ________ in California brought many treasure-seekers to the west.
gold
The word for add or join with
annex
a pure-blooded Spaniard born in the Americas
Criollos
Many trappers and merchants referred to beavers as _________________
Hairy Banknotes
What was the name of the railroad company that wanted to build a transcontinental railroad?
Southern Pacific Railroad
The ____________ Territory was a new territory that included lands in the western portion of the New Mexico Territory.
Arizona
Pure-blooded Spaniards born in Spain
Peninsulares
A one-sided point of view
Bias