Question

What increased people's perceptions that New Mexico was too unsafe and

unstable to be a U.S. state?
O A. The destruction of forts in the territory during the Civil War
B. The question of New Mexico's loyalty after the Revolt of 1847
C. The attacks made on farms and villages by indigenous people
D. The need to send law enforcement officers to the territory to
defend against Mexico
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Answer 1

Answer: B. The question of New Mexico's loyalty after the Revolt of 1847

Step-by-step explanation:

New Mexico was taken from Mexico in 1846 when Stephen Kearny induced the governor of the state to surrender. The following year, there was a rebellion in the territory as residents argued that they did not get proper representation from the government.

After this revolt - which was crushed by the American military - other Americans doubted the loyalty of the New Mexicans and considered them too unstable and unsafe to be a state which led to them being a territory until 1912.