Why did Mexican Americans living in New Mexico have no representatives in Washington, D. C., to protect their interests? Mexican Americans were in the minority in New Mexico.

New Mexico was a territory, not a state.

The federal government did not own any land in New Mexican territory.

U. S. courts did not operate in lands acquired as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

New Mexico was a territory, not a state.

Explanation:

congress failed to remove johnson. but it did succeed in getting control of efforts to re-build the south following america's civil war. radical republicans wanted to punish the south for starting the war. they also wanted to be sure new governments in the southern states would support the republican party.

first industrial revolution - the first wave of the industrial revolution lasted from the late 1700s to the mid-1800s. it industrialized the manufacture of textiles and began the move of production from homes to factories. steam power and the cotton gin played an important role in this period.