Under Spanish rule, with whom could New Mexicans trade?
Spanish only
Under Mexican rule, with whom could New Mexicans trade?
anyone
Trail that connected Mexico City to Santa Fe
El Camino Real
Despite promises by the US, Mexicans who did not have _____lost their land.
paperwork and deeds
Land purchase that fulfilled Manifest Destiny
Mexican Cession
Turning point in American Civil War in the Southwest
Battle of Glorieta Pass
reservation at Fort Sumner
Bosque Redondo
Purpose of Indian Boarding Schoos
To civilize Indians and make the fit into "white" culture
What did transcontinental railroad bring to NM?
improved economy by way of more jobs, goods, and less isolation
Military outfit that proved NM could be loyal Americans and win statehood.
Rough Riders
What some people in 13 colonies and some in New Mexico had in common.
Did not want to join the US- wanted to stay part of mother country
Navajo impact on WWII
code talkers sent secret messages in battle
father of the atomic bomb
Oppenheimer
Where in NM was the atomic bomb made?
Los Alamos
What system keeps any one branch of government from getting too powerful?
system of checks and balances
Only group in NM who has a gaming agreement with state of New Mexico
Native tribes
