Franklin Pierce was the US President when the Gadsden Purchase was made in 1853.
Gadsden Purchase of 1853
The Gadsden Purchase from Mexico completed the 48 continental states. The purchase of this land was needed in order to build the transcontinental railroad.
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1853 by president Franklin Pierce. It was purchased by the United States from Mexico in 1853 for $10 million.
1853: With the Gadsden Purchase of 1853, the land acquisition that resulted in the area of the 48 contiguous states today was completed. Southern Arizona and southern New Mexico were purchased for $10 million and named for the U.S. minister to Mexico, James Gadsden.
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The Gadsden purchase was made in 1853. The Gadsden Territory was the southern parts of New Mexico and Arizona.
1853: With the Gadsden Purchase of 1853, the land acquisition that resulted in the area of the 48 contiguous states today was completed. Southern Arizona and southern New Mexico were purchased for $10 million and named for the U.S. minister to Mexico, James Gadsden.
Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana, the Mexican president, agreed to the deal for the Gadsden Purchase made under President Pierce.
December 30, 1853
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