A) because it means religious.
Answer:
They lived far from towns, stores & doctors. The closest neigbhor was miles away.
B. Congress was unwilling to accept New Mexico's application for statehood
Congress was very skeptical of New Mexico and its inhabitants, resulting in them denying the request for statehood in the 1800s. Later, they would go on to be accepted in 1912 as the 47th state.
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