Railroads in New Mexico Assignment

Territorial Violence Assignment

1) Down load the attached activity "1.b Violence in the NM Territory Chart" use the link provided to help you fill in the chart, then submit it for grading by attaching it back to this assignment

2) Use the attached documents as well as the links to help you complete the chart. Read them carefully and complete the chart and questions.

4) Use the links below to assist you also. (You can do further research if you need to)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Gorras_Blancas (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. – Las Gorras Blancas

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/history/baker/w3630/edit/gorras.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. - Las Gorras Blancas Platform / Beliefs

http://plainshumanities.unl.edu/encyclopedia/doc/egp.ha.016 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. - Las Gorras Blancas

http://www.aboutbillythekid.com/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. – Billy the Kid

http://www.legendsofamerica.com/nm-lincolncountywar.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. - The Lincoln County War

https://nmahgp.genealogyvillage.com/bernalillo/countymap.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. - NM Territory 1852 Map

http://www.raremaps.com/gallery/enlarge/0092dd (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. - NM Territory 1872 Map (Lincoln County will be established in the SW corner of NM not long after this is published)

Attachments

• Lincoln County War Reading.pdf
• 1.b Violence in the NM Territory Chart.doc

NM Region Questions

1. Read the attached Regions PDF that explains how to understand the major regions in the Southwest and New Mexico specifically.
2. Open or download the attached Regions Worksheet.doc, answer the sixteen questions, and save the file with your name in the file name.
3. ATTACH your document to the assignment by clicking on the title link above.

This assignment is worth 8 points (1/2 point for each correct answer)

Estimated time to complete: 1 hour.

Attachments

• NM Region Questions.doc
• NM Regions.pdf

Governing New Mexico, Then and Now

Is it harder or more complicated to govern the modern state of New Mexico, compared to the issues that faced the newly elected state officials one hundred years ago? Read the information contained in the following links, then complete the Governing New Mexico document by filling in the four boxes and the Venn Diagram. When you are done, save the file with your name and attach it to the link by clicking on the assignment link above.

Link 1 – Governor William Calhoun McDonald 1912 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Link 2 – Governor Susana Martinez official website (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

You may have to research other tabs on the site for all necessary information.

Attachments

• Governing New Mexico.doc

Video Transcription Assignment

xplore some of the interactions that Native Americans had with occupying powers of Mexico and America by watching the following 6 short video clips. As you watch the six videos, complete the attached assignment that asks you to finish 30 sentences you hear in the videos. When you are done with the document, please attach it to this assignment by clicking on the link above and using the "attach" function to find and save your work.

First: download and open the Unit 2b Video Transcription document.

Spanish American War and NM

Flu epidemics in New Mexico

In this assignment, you'll read first hand how the United States and the early state of New Mexico had to deal with the extremely lethal 1918 flu.

1) Download and open the 1918 Flu Cornell Notes template. You MUST use this template to see what prompts to follow. Try to keep your bullets to one line each! To open the hyperlinks in the document using MS Word, you often have to hold down the Ctrl key on a PC or the Option key on a Mac. You can also open the links here:

Life in 1918 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Influenza Strikes (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

New Mexico (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Influenza Epidemic in New Mexico-1918 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

New Mexico Pandemic Influenza Operational Plan (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. - if link is not working try....

http://www.ped.state.nm.us/schoolfamilysupport/dl/Preparing%20for%20Flu%20in%20NM%20Schools.pdf (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Remember to add a short summary at the bottom of each page!!!!

2) Save your answers and submit the document by clicking on the link above.

Estimated time of completion 1-1/2 hours

30 points

Attachments

• 1918 Flu Cornell Notes.doc

Pancho Villa Attacks Columbus, New Mexico

Download the attached America is Attacked document.

Read the Today In Manhunting History (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., Past Imperfect (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., and Pancho Villa In Wikipedia (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. to answer the questions in the assignment document

When you are finished answering the questions, save the America is Attacked document with your name in the file name and attach it to the assignment by clicking on the link above.