NM History Chapter Four
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1. What led to Mexico's independence from Spain?: a POWER STRUGGLE between two groups
of Spaniards -- peninsulares and criollos.
2. What happened in New Mexico after Mexico gained independence from
Spain?: New Mexico experienced political instability.
3. What did more trade routes and an increase in trade do for New Mexico?: It
made New Mexico less isolated.
4. What was the cause of the Chimayo Rebellion?: An unpopular governor, Albine Pérez, and
his new tax policies.
5. What created tense relations between Texans and New Mexicans?: The desire for
more land.
6. What started the Mexican American War of 1846?: Border disputes over Texas.
7. What did Mexico agree to in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?: They gave over a third
of its land, including NM territory, in exchange for $15 million.
8. Which of the following is NOT true about the Mexican American War?: Mexico
won the war.
9. How did New Mexicans feel about slavery in their territory?: Some wanted it, some
didn't. They passed one slave code law.
10. What happened after Carson used a scorched-earth campaign to force the
Indians to surrender?: The Indians endured the Long Walk and confinement.
11. Which Indian tribes fought against the Americans to keep their way of
life?: Navajo and Taos.
12. Why did the Confederates want the Southwest?: To pay for the war, since it had gold and
silver.
13. How did the white people try to make the Indian culture appear more like
their own?: The US opened Boarding Schools for Indian children.
14. sectionalism: belief that the needs of one's own region outweigh the needs of the nation as a whole
15. slave codes: laws that defined slaves as the property of slave owners and limited black freedom
16. how they are related (sectionalism and slave codes): Because of sectionalism, some parts
of the US imposed slavery.
17. assimilate: to absorb or conform to the customs and attitudes of a particular cultural group
18. reservation: an area of land set aside by the US government for Native Americans
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ho602o
1. What led to Mexico's independence from Spain?: a POWER STRUGGLE between two groups
of Spaniards -- peninsulares and criollos.
2. What happened in New Mexico after Mexico gained independence from
Spain?: New Mexico experienced political instability.
3. What did more trade routes and an increase in trade do for New Mexico?: It
made New Mexico less isolated.
4. What was the cause of the Chimayo Rebellion?: An unpopular governor, Albine Pérez, and
his new tax policies.
5. What created tense relations between Texans and New Mexicans?: The desire for
more land.
6. What started the Mexican American War of 1846?: Border disputes over Texas.
7. What did Mexico agree to in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?: They gave over a third
of its land, including NM territory, in exchange for $15 million.
8. Which of the following is NOT true about the Mexican American War?: Mexico
won the war.
9. How did New Mexicans feel about slavery in their territory?: Some wanted it, some
didn't. They passed one slave code law.
10. What happened after Carson used a scorched-earth campaign to force the
Indians to surrender?: The Indians endured the Long Walk and confinement.
11. Which Indian tribes fought against the Americans to keep their way of
life?: Navajo and Taos.
12. Why did the Confederates want the Southwest?: To pay for the war, since it had gold and
silver.
13. How did the white people try to make the Indian culture appear more like
their own?: The US opened Boarding Schools for Indian children.
14. sectionalism: belief that the needs of one's own region outweigh the needs of the nation as a whole
15. slave codes: laws that defined slaves as the property of slave owners and limited black freedom
16. how they are related (sectionalism and slave codes): Because of sectionalism, some parts
of the US imposed slavery.
17. assimilate: to absorb or conform to the customs and attitudes of a particular cultural group
18. reservation: an area of land set aside by the US government for Native Americans
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