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The territory known as Gadsden's Purchase was a small piece of land on the Mexican-US border. The US needed the land as it believed the transcontinental railway would start in New Orleans and run west to California.

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What was territory called between Mexico and us called when purchased from Mexico?

It was known as the Gadsden Purchase (1853), and it included present-day New Mexico and Arizona, south of the Gila River.


What territory was purchased from Mexico for the right-of-way of a proposed railroad?

Southern New Mexico and Arizona, south of the Gila river. It is also known as the Gadsden Purchase (1853).


What was part of Mexico until 1853?

The territory of Texas.


How was the Louisiana Territory purchased?

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What year was the Gadsden Purchase acquired?

1853 by president Franklin Pierce. It was purchased by the United States from Mexico in 1853 for $10 million.


Which are was the US acquired in 1853?

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.


How many years did Mexico own Arizona?

From 1821 until 1848. The southern portion of the state was purchased from Mexico on 1853.


What was purchased from Mexico to build a transcontinental road?

Southern New Mexico and Arizona. The transaction is known as the Gadsden Purchase (1853).


Increased US territory in present-day Arizona and New Mexico?

The Gadsden Purchase (1853)


What increased us territory in present- day Arizona and new Mexico?

The Gadsden Purchase (1853)


What territory did the French own in the 1800s?

The Louisiana Territory which was purchased by the US in 1803.


What land was purchased that established the boundary between Mexico and sotherwestern US?

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