Question

What types of individuals belonged to the Santa Fe Ring? How did the Santa Fe Ring play a role in territorial violence?

Answer 1

The individuals belong to the Santa Fe Ring were the retailers, lawyers, military officers, ranchers, politicians and land speculator. Most of the members were the survives of the Civil War, who packed everything they had and head to the South. The ring started in the southern region of America, that is New Mexico. They possessed power, money, with ample opportunity for growth.

Santa Fe Ring entered into violence by getting involved in the Lincoln County war and the Colfax County War.

Answer 2

Santa Fe Ring was constituted of powerful attorneys and land speculators. They contributed to the territorial disputes by obtaining land through political corruption and fraudulent land deals. They also funded gangs to guard their ranches and in the process set the stage for the Lincoln County War