NEW MEXICO HISTORY (INTRO) STUDY GUIDE EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+

NEW MEXICO HISTORY (INTRO) STUDY GUIDE EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ Spanish-American War Correct Answer: conflict at the end of the 19th century where NM fought bravely for the US, dispelling the idea that our state might be disloyal to its country Lincoln County War Correct Answer: a famous late 19th century feud between two factions in southern NM that made Billy the Kid a household name (about groceries) Santa Fe Ring Correct Answer: a group of corrupt lawyers and politicians who controlled New Mexico politics during its territorial period Maximiliano Luna Correct Answer: a New Mexican who served bravely for the US and died during the Spanish-American War Rough Riders Correct Answer: a special unit of cavalry organized by Teddy Roosevelt and full of NM recruits that played an important part in the American campaign in Cuba and the Philippines during the Spanish-American War Revolt of 1847 Correct Answer: a violent conflict between New Mexicans and the American army in Taos and Mora that gave our state a reputation for disloyalty that lasted quite a while afterwards (also the Taos Revolt) Stephen Watts Kearny Correct Answer: American brigadier general who put the state under American control for the first time in 1846