Gadsden Purchase of 1853
The Gadsden Purchase of 1853, although the New Mexico and Texas border was not settled until 1927.
The year was 1803 and Jefferson was the US President that completed the deal.
This purchase was made to obtain a strip on land over which to build a trans-continental railroad to connect the rest of the US with California.
Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico. The Gadsden Purchase completed the southern borders of Arizona and New Mexico.
As Commanding General of the American Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, by defeating the British he was largely responsible for the creation of the USA.
The Gadsden Purchase of 1853, although the New Mexico and Texas border was not settled until 1927.
Arizona and New Mexico via the Gadsen Purchase
The year was 1803 and Jefferson was the US President that completed the deal.
Franklin Pierce was the US President when the Gadsden Purchase was made in 1853.
This purchase was made to obtain a strip on land over which to build a trans-continental railroad to connect the rest of the US with California.
Europe is larger than the continental US. Europe - 10,180,000 km2 Continental US - 9,798,364 km2
It is a reference to the early US currency called the Continental Dollar.
The continental US expanded through a combination of land purchases (e.g. Louisiana Purchase, Alaska Purchase), treaties with other nations (e.g. Florida from Spain), and wars (e.g. Mexican-American War). Additionally, parts of the US were acquired through exploration and settlement.
Rohde Island is the smallest continental US state
Mexico is south of the continental US.
Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico. The Gadsden Purchase completed the southern borders of Arizona and New Mexico.
There are 49 states in continental America.