why was the spanish-american war so important in new mexico's struggle for statehood?

a.

the spanish-american war gave the citizens of new mexico a spotlight on which to prove their patriotism by supporting the war effort and volunteering for combat.
b.

the spanish-american war presented the citizens of new mexico with opportunities to discuss their state's racial problems with national leaders.
c.

the spanish-american war gave the native american citizens of new mexico a chance to be recognized as full-fledged citizens of their state.
d.

the spanish-american war introduced the national press to the citizens of new mexico.

ExplanationThe Spanish-American War introduced the national press to the citizens of New Mexico.

in his book, the riddle of the rosetta stone, james giblin talks about how there was a young british polymath and physician named thomas young who made a lot of advances on the deciphering of the rosetta stone. he says that even though young made a lot of mistakes because he was working under false assumptions, he also made huge contributions like deciphering three out of the seven symbols (more than anyone else before him). young published his findings and continued his good work but he wasn't able to progress much further due to some unfavorable situations, he still laid the basis for many other scholars and of course for the man who has been generally known to have deciphered it, jean-françois champollion