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What happened when the Territorial Legislature of New Mexico created Colfax County? a. The entire Maxwell Grant came under the control of Colfax County. b. In 1870, Maxwell sold his grant to U.S. investors. c. The decision of the 1860 Congressional declaration was upheld. d. None of the above.

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A) the entire Maxwell Grant came under control of Colfax County.
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The correct answer is A) the entire Maxwell Grant came under the control of Colfax country.

What happened when the Territorial Legislature of New Mexico created Colfax County was that the entire Maxwell Grant came under the control of it.

With the Maxwell Grant, former Mexican portions of the territory became a private landholding in 1841. It included the towns of Colfax, Springer, Raton, Cimarron, Vermejo Park, and Rayado, among others. It was a big portion of land, about 1,714, 765-acre. So what happened when the Territorial Legislature of New Mexico created Colfax County was that the entire Maxwell Grant came under the control of it.

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