What plan did the Santa Fe Ring have to gain control of the land?

A. Melvin Mills would pay the back taxes, then sell the whole parcel to Thomas Catron

B. They would confiscate the gold mined from the country

C. They would hire gunmen to run the Maxwells off the land

D. They would ask the President of the United States to settle the problems

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Leanna Leon

24 October, 02:10

What plan did the Santa Fe Ring have to gain control of the land?

A. Melvin Mills would pay the back taxes, then sell the whole parcel to Thomas Catron

B. They would confiscate the gold mined from the country

C. They would hire gunmen to run the Maxwells off the land

D. They would ask the President of the United States to settle the problems

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Leland Stafford · Answer 1

A. Melvin Mills would pay the back taxes, then sell the whole parcel to Thomas Catron.

Explanation:

The Santa Fe Ring was a gathering of amazing lawyers and land theorists in the United States amid the late nineteenth century and into the mid twentieth century. It amassed a fortune through political defilement and deceitful land bargains.

Numerous noticeable individuals in New Mexico Territory including future Senator and Secretary of War Stephen Benton Elkins were ensnared. The ring considered along with the Lincoln County War and the Colfax County War, which included a dispute about ousting squatters on the Maxwell Land Grant.