to gain land for a railroad across the continent
To gain land for a Southern transcontinental railroad
Gadsden Purchase
None. The Gadsden purchase was pressured upon Mexico by Gadsden himself.
The Gadsden Purchase was 29,670 square miles that was added to the US in 1853/1854.
1853
Gadsden Purchase of 1853
The Gadsden purchase was made in 1853. The Gadsden Territory was the southern parts of New Mexico and Arizona.
The gadsden purchase.
December 30, 1853
to gain land for a railroad across the continent.
Gadsden Purchase, 13 Colonies, Louisiana Purchase