Which of the following statements regarding Hispanic New Mexico is FALSE?
A) At the time of the Mexican War, Hispanics greatly outnumbered Anglo-Americans.
B) The Spanish had had settlements in the area since the seventeenth century.
C) Taos Indians, allied with Navajos and Apaches, forced out Anglo-Americans until 1847.
D) By the 1870s, the government of New Mexico was dominated by "territorial rings" of Anglo business people and politicians.
E) Descendants of the original settlers engaged primarily in cattle and sheep ranching.

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Taos Indians did not force out Anglo-Americans until 1847. Instead, it was the other way around, with Anglo-Americans forcibly taking control of the territory from Mexico during the Mexican-American War.

Which of the Following Statements Regarding Hispanic New Mexico Is