New Mexico History (Intro) Study Guide Rated A+

New Mexico History (Intro) Study Guide Rated A+ Spanish-American War 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 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 a group of corrupt lawyers and politicians who controlled New Mexico politics during its territorial period Maximiliano Luna a New Mexican who served bravely for the US and died during the Spanish-American War Rough Riders 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 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 American brigadier general who put the state under American control for the first time in 1846 Protocol of Queretaro an addendum that sought to protect New Mexicans' land ownership claims following the Mexican-American War (added to Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo) Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad (AT and SF) arrived in NM in 1880, and helped to connect our state to the rest of the nation, lessening our "foreign" reputation jointure movement failed initiative for New Mexico and Arizona to petition for statehood together Antonio Maria Trujillo first New Mexican to be tried for treason following the end of the Taos Rebellion; convicted but never executed Battle of Glorieta Pass "Gettysburg of the West" during the Civil War; occurred between Las Vegas and Santa Fe and secured Union control of New Mexico and the Southwest Geronimo his death in 1909 cemented in many Americans' minds the fact that the Indian Wars of the West were a thing of the past William "Billy the Kid" Bonney infamous symbol of the violence, criminality, and lawlessness of the NM territory during the late 19th century Compromise of 1850 law that officially made NM a US territory and temporarily resolved the conflict over slavery's expansion following the end of the Mexican-American War Col. Christopher "Kit" Carson legendary explorer, trader, and military commander who was charged with carrying out the forced removal of the Navajo (kidnapping) Bosque Redondo location of the American government's failed "Americanization" experiment during the 1860s in NM