new mexico became part of the us on january 6, 1912.
new mexico became part of the us on january 6, 1912.
when did new mexico become part of the us?
january 6 , 1912
the congressional compromise of 1850 halted a bid for statehood under a proposed antislavery constitution. texas transferred eastern new mexico to the federal government, settling a lengthy boundary dispute. under the compromise, the american government established the new mexico territory on september 9, 1850. the territory, which included all of arizona, new mexico and parts of colorado, officially established its capital at santa fe in 1851. the u.s. territorial new mexico census of 1850 found 61,547 people living in all the territory of new mexico. the people of new mexico would determine whether to permit slavery under a proposed constitution at statehood, but the status of slavery during the territorial period provoked considerable debate. the granting of statehood was up to a congress sharply divided on the slavery issue. some (including stephen a. douglas) maintained that the territory could not restrict slavery, as under the earlier missouri compromise, while others (including abraham lincoln) insisted that older mexican legal traditions, which forbade slavery, took precedence. regardless of its official status, black slavery was rarely seen in new mexico although indian slavery was common. statehood was finally granted to new mexico on january 6, 1912.
history of new mexico
bullet::::- luisiana, 1764–1803









































bullet::::- territory of france that encompassed land that would later become part of the territory of new mexico:









































bullet::::- louisiane, 1682–1764 and 1803









































bullet::::- states and territory of mexico that encompassed land that would later become part of the territory of new mexico:









































bullet::::- santa fé de nuevo méxico, 1824–1848









































bullet::::- coahuila y tejas, 1824–1836









































bullet::::- sonora y sinaloa (estado de occidente), 1824–1830









































bullet::::- sonora, 1830









































bullet::::- territorial claim of the republic of texas, 1836–1845









































bullet::::- u.s. territories that encompassed land that would later become part of the territory of new mexico:









































bullet::::- louisiana purchase, 1803–1804
new mexico territory