They weren't. It was just the means to acquire California.
the cocobeans
New Mexico state was held entirely by native Americans in 1864.
I'm really thinking this off the back of my head but I think it's because the Americans thought the southwest had good farms and they weren't aloud to go in the territory intul it became independent in 1821 hope this helps
Mexico
Pancho Villa crossed the boarder into the United States and murdered 17 Americans in New Mexico.
The major Native American nations in New Mexico are Navajo, Pueblo, and Apache peoples.
new mexico was a teritory, not a state
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New Mexico was a territory, not a state
New Mexico Territory