Which of the following statements regarding Hispanic New Mexico is FALSE?
A. At the time of the Mexican War, Hispanics greatly outnumbered Anglo-Americans.
B. Descendants of the original settlers engaged primarily in cattle and sheep ranching.
C. Taos Indians, allied with Navajos and Apaches, forced out Anglo-Americans until 1847.
D. The Anglo-American population grew rapidly once the railroads began traveling to the Southwest.
E. The Spanish had had settlements in the area since the seventeenth century.
C
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The Red Scare that began in 1919 refers to public hysteria and fear regarding __________.
a) Communism b) Progressivism c) Americanism d) Republicanism
In the early 1930s, both Mexican Americans and Mexican nationals working in the United States
a. continued to provide a docile, reliable farm labor force in the American Southwest. b. were sometimes subjected to deportation by the United States government. c. benefited significantly from the AAA. d. steadily replaced whites in California's migratory work force.
One of the most enduring of the pre-Civil War utopian colonies was
A. Brook Farm. B. Walden. C. New Harmony. D. Nauvoo. E. Oneida.
Genetic research led to the introduction of hybrid ________ in 1921.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).