The Gadsden purchase
Gadsden purchase
The Gadsden Purchase
The Gadsden purchase was made in 1853. The Gadsden Territory was the southern parts of New Mexico and Arizona.
Just one nation - Mexico.
1853
The Gadsden Purchase. Purchased to provide the Southern Pacific RR with a southern route across the Rocky Mountains.
None. The Gadsden purchase was pressured upon Mexico by Gadsden himself.
The Gadsden Purchase. Purchased to provide the Southern Pacific RR with a southern route across the Rocky Mountains.
In 1853, the United States acquired a significant portion of land through the Gadsden Purchase. This territory, which included parts of present-day southern Arizona and New Mexico, was purchased from Mexico for $10 million. The acquisition aimed to facilitate the construction of a southern transcontinental railroad and is named after James Gadsden, the U.S. ambassador to Mexico at the time.
The Gadsden Purchase.
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