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Don Diego DeVargas did what?
Permanently settled New Mexico
When did the Ute & Comanche arrive in New Mexico?
Which tribe did the Buffalo Soldiers fight against in the Indian Wars
the Apache
This fierce leader led the Apache's in the Indian Wars
Geronimo
The Lincoln County War was mainly about
Economic & Political control
Why did the native raids increase during the civil war?
Soldiers left their forts to fight
The boarder dispute over TX led to what?
The Mexican-American War
What was the cause of The Revolt of 1837
Albino Perez became governor of New Mexico
Why was New Mexico struggling to become a state?
1. NM's were outsiders
2. NM was lawless
3. NM was primarily Catholic
What is the Homestead Act?
If you lived on the land for 5 years then it became your property
What was the effect of the Navajo Long Walk
Decline of native culture and population
Charles Bent was known for what?
The first territorial governor
There was political instability after New Mexico gained independence from which country?
Spain
Native boarding schools were used to do what to the natives?
Assimilate them to the American way of life
What is a Pueblo who left the New Mexico area
Apostate
The Taos Trading Fair allowed for....
A peaceful exchange of goods
Due to the trading routes there was less of this in New Mexico during the 1700's
Isolation
This was the reason the Spanish wanted to keep a colony in New Mexico
They needed a buffer zone
Geronimo was the leader of which native group?
Apache
This ended the Mexican-American war
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
By the 1790's who considered themselves Native New Mexicans
Spanish Speaking settlers
What's a frontier area?
Marked the advancement of settlements
The land gained by the US after the Mexican-American War is known as what?
Mexican Cession
The US did not recognize what type of land grants?
Community
What is Ms. Henson's favorite animal?
Polar Bears or Racoons