Ch5.L3.New Mexico Statehood

In what year did New Mexico become a Territory of the U.S.?

Which treaty ended the Mexican American War?

How many years did it take for NM to become a state?

How many times did NM apply for statehood?

What was true about the many states that were awarded statehood before NM?

Can citizens living in a US Territory vote for the President of the U.S.?

Does a US Territory send elected representatives to Congress that can vote on bills and pass laws?

Does a Territory choose its own governor and judges?

Do local laws created by a US Territory have to be approved by the US Congress?

Who does a US Territory send to Congress to represent the Territory's interests?

Do delegates get to vote on bills and pass laws?

What can a delegate do?

Which word means the right to "self-determination" (to have a say).

How large of a population does a territory need to have before it can apply for statehood?

What does the Enabling Act require a Territory to do?

True or False: NM met the population requirement to become a state as soon as it became a territory in 1850.

True or False: Things like the Lincoln County War made the rest of the US think that NM was a violent place that shouldn't be awarded statehood.

True or False: Many US citizens feared that the Catholics living in NM would be more loyal to the Pope than to the US President.

News of which organization made US citizens believe that NM was too corrupt to become a state.

What was the main reason joint statehood with Arizona as a path statehood was dismissed?

What is one way that NM changed its reputation in the eyes of the rest of the US?

What year did NM become a state?

New Mexico was the ___ state admitted to the United States of America.