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Land Acts and Demographic Shifts — Quiz

Question 1 • New Mexico History

What role did the Santa Fe Ring play in land redistribution in New Mexico?

Answer
A
They took land and water from less powerful groups.
B
They stopped development by big businesses.
C
They enforced laws that helped small farmers.
D
They protected the water rights of all communities.

Explanation

The Santa Fe Ring was a powerful group of politicians, lawyers, and businesspeople who used their influence to gain control of land and water in New Mexico. Their actions often took resources from Hispanic communities and other less powerful residents. So the choice stating that they took land and water from less powerful groups is correct.

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