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The US wasn't interested in New Mexico. The real prize for the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) was California.
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The area including New Mexico Arizona and parts of Nevada Utah and Colorado was known as?
New Mexico territory
Why did Mexican Americans living in New Mexico have no representatives in Washington d.c to protect their interests?
New Mexico was a territory, not a state
Where is the New Mexico territory?
The current state of New Mexico.
What city was the capital when Arizona was part of the New Mexico territory?
The Territory of New Mexico existed from September 9, 1850, until January 6, 1912, when the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of New Mexico. Santa Fe was the capital city in the Territory of New Mexico.
What 5 states made up the New Mexico Territory?
Counter clockwise:TexasOklahomaColoradoUtahArizona
The rest of the Mexican cession divided into the?
It was decided to divide the remainder of the Mexican War into two territories, the Utah Territory and the New Mexico Territory.
How did New Mexico divide from Mexico?
Mexico lost half its territory, including New Mexico, at the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848.
Was William Taylor Thornton governor of New Mexico?
He was the Governor of New Mexico Territory from 1893 to 1897.
What is New Mexicos original name?
Territorio de Nuevo Mexico (Spanish for Territory of New Mexico)
What was the confederate capital of NM?
The Confederate capital of New Mexico Territory during the Civil War was Mesilla. New Mexico and Arizona were combined at that time into a territory. Mesilla was located in the southern section of this territory.
Large territory formerly a part of Mexico?
A large territory that was formerly part of Mexico became the states of Arizona and New Mexico. They joined the Union in 1912.
What are the seven union territories?
Washington territory, Dakota territory, nebraska territory, Nevada territory, Utah territory, Colorado territory,and New Mexico, territory
