Question 1 of 10 What was the Santa Fe Ring?
O A. A group of Hispanic landowners who tried to drive new settlers
away from New Mexico and reclaim their land
O B. A group of powerful lawyers and businesspeople who made illegal
land deals in the New Mexico Territory
O C. A peace treaty that ended the war between the United States and
Mexico in 1848
O D. An extension of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that said land
grant titles of former Mexican citizens would be protected

The history of New Mexico is based on archaeological evidence, attesting to varying cultures of humans occupying the area of New Mexico since approximately 9200 BCE, and written records. The earliest peoples had migrated from northern areas of North America after leaving Siberia via the Bering Land Bridge. Artifacts and architecture demonstrate ancient complex cultures in this region.

The first written records of the region were made by the Spanish conquistadors, who encountered Native American pueblos when they explored the area in the 16th century. Since that time, the Spanish Empire, Mexico, and the United States (since 1848) have claimed control of the area.

The area was governed as New Mexico Territory until 1912, when it was admitted as a state. The relatively isolated state had an economy dependent on mining. Its residents and government suffered from a reputation for corruption and extreme traditionalism. New Mexico introduced the atomic age in 1945, as the first nuclear weapons were developed by the federal government in the research center it established at Los Alamos. Ethnically, New Mexico has historically included Native American, Hispanic, and Anglo elements in earlier years.

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