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The Struggle to Become a State

By McKenzieEvans

  • Invasion and Capture in Mexican-American War

    Invasion and Capture in Mexican-American War
    I believe the U.S. invasion and capture of New Mexico in Mexican-American War was very important in starting us on our journey to becoming a state.

  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850
    The Compromise of 1850 made New Mexico a territory of the United States allowing for further progress to become a state.

  • Reservation at Bosque Redondo

    Reservation at Bosque Redondo
    The disastrous reservation at Bosque Redondo was closed as the Navajos signed a treaty and returned to their homeland in northwestern New Mexico brining much suffering to an end.

  • Apache Relocation

    Apache Relocation
    Thousands of Apaches are forced to relocate far from their homeland.

  • First Rails

    First Rails
    The first railroad tracks in New Mexico are built furthering technology.

  • Loyalty as Rough Riders

    Loyalty as Rough Riders
    New Mexicans prove their loyalty to the United States in the Spanish-American War as Rough Riders. This caused more poeple to notice the territory.

  • The Jointure Movement

    The Jointure Movement
    Arizona voters rejected a plan to enter the Union as a single state with New Mexico.

  • Statehood

    Statehood
    After sixty-six years and more than fifty attempts, New Mexico was finally a state.