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38 Cards in this Set
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Who was James Carlton?
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He was a leader in the civil war
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Who was Kit Carson?
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He was a famous mountain man, as well as a trapper
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Who was Geronimo?
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He was the leader of the Apaches who had fought against the United states and Mexico
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Who was William H. Bonney?
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Alias "Billy the Kid" was a gunman is the west, and was part of the Lincoln county war
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Who was Lew Wallace?
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He was an American lawyer as well as a general in the civil war. Lastly, he was the governor at the time of the lincoln county war
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What was the Long walk?
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Is the deportation of the Navajos in attempt of "cleansing" them by the US government
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What was the Bosque Redondo?
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Was Fort Sumner which was a military fort
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who were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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They were black soldiers who had curly hair, which is where they had got their name from
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Who was James K. Polk?
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He was the President of the US in 1844. he had lead the Mexican-American war due to the Mexican republic not selling land
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Who was Stephen W. Kearny?
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He was a leader of a large army that had taken control on New Mexico as well as California in the Mexican-American war
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Who was Charles Bent?
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He was the first Governor of the newly acquired New Mexico territory, and worked as a fur trader before then
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Who was Alexander Doniphan?
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He was a renown leader in the Mexican-American war and served in Kearny's expedition
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Who was Sterling Price?
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He was a general in the Mexican-American war/ civil war
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Who was Thomas Catron?
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he was a lawyer in New Mexico and politician
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What was the Santa Fe ring?
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It was a group of powerful, wealthy lawyers who dealed with land grant issues
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Who was Jean B. Lamy?
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He was a priest who had brought many new schools as well as churches
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Camels in New Mexico
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Camels in New Mexico were the replacement for horses, because the horses couldnt not handle the heat or lack of water in New Mexico, but Camels could stand the harsh desert in New Mexico
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Land grant problems
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Land grant problems were that the borders between the different lands were very undefined and distribution became a large problem
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The 1847 Revolt
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Was known as the "Taos Revolt". It was a revolt by the Indians and Mexicans against the United States and their control
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Who was William Becknell?
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He was the person who had established the Santa Fe trail
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The Bents and The St. Vrains
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The Bents were fur traders in the West united states, and the St. Vrains were also fur traders, together, they both formed a company and built a fort just outside of New Mexico in Colorado for fur trading
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Who was Antonio Jose Martinez?
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He was a New Mexican preist educator, publisher, rancher, farmer.
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Who is Albino Perez?
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He was a governor of New Mexico and politician
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Who was Jose Gonzales?
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He was another governor during the Taos Revolt
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Who was Manuel Armijo?
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He was governor of New Mexico and helped put an end to the Taos revolt
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What was the Texas-Santa Fe expedition?
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This expedition was to claim the lands of New Mexico claimed by The republic of Texas in 1841
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What was the Santa-Fe Trail and describe the fur trade's impact on NM
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The Santa Fe trail was a trail in which people would trade using it. These trades would bring great wealth to New Mexico and improve the economy
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What were Santos and Bultos?
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Santos were images that displayed saints. Bultos were Statues or Carvings in trees that showed saints
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Who was Don Diego de Vargas?
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He was the governor of New Mexico in 1688 and planned to take back pueblo country
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Who was Don Pedro de Villasur?
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He was the leader of a small army of 42 people, they were to fight off the french because of them trading with the New Mexicans
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Who was Juan Batista de Anza?
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He was governor of New Mexico because he was expected to "save" New Mexico from the Indians and raids
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Who was Cuerno Verde?
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He was the leader of the Comanches that had fought De Anza
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Who was Zebulon Pike?
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He was the man who had explored the Louisiana Purchase in 1806, and later got arrested for setting up a fort in Spanish territory
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What was the Louisiana Purchase?
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This was the westward expansion of the United States in 1803
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(Not Manifest Destiny)
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Describe population changes in the 1700's
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The population of the Indians had decreased greatly, while the Spanish speaking people would increase
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Who was po-pay (pope)?
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He was the head of the catholic church, and he had tried to erase all traces of Spanish ways of living when the Spaniards had left
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Who was Antonio de Otermin?
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He was the governor of New Spain during the time of the Pueblo revolt
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Describe the pueblo revolt.
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The pueblos revolted against the spaniard's rule and laws in 1680
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