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What purchase allowed the US to have a direct railroad line across the southern territory?
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The Gadsden Purchase.
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How did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo affect the territory?
The treaty allowed the United States to purchase the territory from Mexico.
What country did the US buy land from in the Gadsden Purchase?
MexicoThe Gadsden Purchase is a region of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico purchased by the U.S. from Mexico on December 30, 1853, the last of such large territorial acquisitions in the mainland United States. The influence of the railroad industry sought expansion to the pacific coast through the recently acquired territories of the Mexican Cession. The land was too mountainous for the railroad project so it was imperative that the U.S. territory be expanded further south to allow for a direct route.
What law allowed settlers to buy land in the northwest territory?
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Land act of 1800?
Allowed settlers to purchase land on credit.
What idea was that Citizens of each new territory should be allowed to decide if they wanted to permit slavery?
Popular Sovereignty
What purchase was made to open a southern route for the transcontinental railroad?
The Gadsden Purchase of 1853 purchased land that Mexico had retained under the Mexican Cession. The land south of the Gila River allowed a southern route to Texas, avoiding mountainous terrain.
How did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo affect the territory?
The treaty allowed the United States to purchase the territory from Mexico.
What was true about President Jefferson's decision to buy the Louisiana Territory?
He was unsure if the purchase was allowed by the constitution.
What was true about Jefferson decision to buy the Louisiana territory?
He was unsure if the purchase was allowed by the constitution.
What was the name of the act that allowed the US to obtain the land in southern Arizona?
The Gadsden Purchase.
What country did the US buy land from in the Gadsden Purchase?
MexicoThe Gadsden Purchase is a region of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico purchased by the U.S. from Mexico on December 30, 1853, the last of such large territorial acquisitions in the mainland United States. The influence of the railroad industry sought expansion to the pacific coast through the recently acquired territories of the Mexican Cession. The land was too mountainous for the railroad project so it was imperative that the U.S. territory be expanded further south to allow for a direct route.
What did the Nebraska act do?
it divided the remainder of the Louisiana purchase into two territories and allowed people in each territory to decide on the question of slavery
Louisiana purchase nationalism?
The addition of the Louisiana Purchase to the territory of the United States caused a surge in nationalism. It also allowed the nation to grow quickly west which also fueled the feeling.
What was the name of the purchase where the US acquired thirtythousand square miles of southern Arizona for ten million dollars from Mexico?
The Gadsden Purchase, which allowed the US to acquire lands that include the southern regions of Arizona and New Mexico (also called the Mesilla Valley).
What effect did standard gauge railroad have on railroad lines?
It allowed railroads to form a cross-country network.
The Transcontinental Railroad allowed goods and travelers to travel from?
It allowed Americans to travel from coast to coast.
What The Northwest Territory under the Articles of Confederation?
the Northwest Territory under the Articles of Confederation
