Explain why roosevelt thought that new mexicans would be good rough riders

the rough riders was a nickname given to one of the three regiments of volunteer cavalry raised to fight in the spanish-american war of 1898. volunteers were picked from new mexico, arizona, oklahoma and texas because the southwest region has a similar climate to cuba, where the volunteers would be fighting in, so they were used to the hot weather.

lincoln presided over the union victory in the american civil war, which dominated his presidency. a former whig, lincoln ran on a political platform opposed to the expansion of slavery in the territories. his election served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the american civil war.

d: social contract theory