47th State, Rough Riders and the Spanish American War

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  1. 2. New Mexico's first elected state governor once it had been granted statehood.
  2. 5. The place where the U.S.S. Maine battleship exploded.
  3. 8. The number of years New Mexico had to wait in order to become a state.
  4. 9. The state that had the largest amount of riders in the Rough Riders unit.
  5. 11. The year Congress passed New Mexico's Enabling Act.
  6. 12. The president who signed New Mexico's state constitution after Congress approved of it.
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  1. 1. The date President Taft signed a proclamation granting New Mexico statehood.
  2. 3. The location where the U.S.S. Maine was sent to by President William McKinley.
  3. 4. The president who asked for volunteers to join the U.S. army to fight Spain.
  4. 6. An army unit of skilled horsemen and marksmen who fought in the Spanish American War.
  5. 7. The leader of the Rough Riders.
  6. 10. The national legislative body of the United States.
  7. 11. The year the United States declared war on Spain.