Chapter 12 Quiz, New Mexico History
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1. the roundup: Cowboys herd cattle together to brand the new ones.
2. Hilario Gonzales: He was an important sheep grower who "ran sheep on a thousand hills."
3. Charles Goodnight: He began the first cattle trail into New Mexico from Texas. Who was he?
4. John Chisum: He built the first open range cattle ranch in New Mexico.
5. open range: What was the unfenced public land used to raise cattle called?
6. It ended the long drive cattle drive to market.: How did the railroad change the cattle industry?
7. Many New Mexico sheep were trailed to surrounding areas.: Why was New Mexico
known as the nation's sheep industry?
8. More people wanted beef.: Why did the sheep industry decline?
9. gold: In 1828 what was discovered in the Ortiz Mountains south of Santa Fe?
10. copper: What was mined at Santa Rita?
11. placer mining: What kind of mining uses water to separate gold from dirt?
12. lode mining: What kind of mining of veins of ore called?
13. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe: What was the first company to enter New Mexico?
14. Raton Pass: Where did the first railroad enter New Mexico?
15. Albuquerque: What became New Mexico's railroad center and leading city?
16. False: Because of the Civil War and Indian trouble, farming in New Mexico grew rapidly in the 1860's.
17. True: New Mexico's plains and dry climate are better suited to sheep than cattle.
18. True: Sheep are easier to trail to market than cattle.
19. True: The coming of the railroad helped end New Mexico's isolation.
20. True: Where railroads went new towns often sprang up.
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ho683c
1. the roundup: Cowboys herd cattle together to brand the new ones.
2. Hilario Gonzales: He was an important sheep grower who "ran sheep on a thousand hills."
3. Charles Goodnight: He began the first cattle trail into New Mexico from Texas. Who was he?
4. John Chisum: He built the first open range cattle ranch in New Mexico.
5. open range: What was the unfenced public land used to raise cattle called?
6. It ended the long drive cattle drive to market.: How did the railroad change the cattle industry?
7. Many New Mexico sheep were trailed to surrounding areas.: Why was New Mexico
known as the nation's sheep industry?
8. More people wanted beef.: Why did the sheep industry decline?
9. gold: In 1828 what was discovered in the Ortiz Mountains south of Santa Fe?
10. copper: What was mined at Santa Rita?
11. placer mining: What kind of mining uses water to separate gold from dirt?
12. lode mining: What kind of mining of veins of ore called?
13. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe: What was the first company to enter New Mexico?
14. Raton Pass: Where did the first railroad enter New Mexico?
15. Albuquerque: What became New Mexico's railroad center and leading city?
16. False: Because of the Civil War and Indian trouble, farming in New Mexico grew rapidly in the 1860's.
17. True: New Mexico's plains and dry climate are better suited to sheep than cattle.
18. True: Sheep are easier to trail to market than cattle.
19. True: The coming of the railroad helped end New Mexico's isolation.
20. True: Where railroads went new towns often sprang up.
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