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1853 by president Franklin Pierce. It was purchased by the United States from Mexico in 1853 for $10 million.
Just by canceling debt owed by Mexico. It was 10 million in 1853 dollars.
Gadsden Purchase (1853)
The Gadsden Purchase.
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.
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.
I don't think they did. But for $10 Million, Mexico did sell the Gadsen Purchase, which is the southern part of New Mexico and Arizona, to the US. This land was a more suitable route for a Trans-Continental Railroad than any more northern location.
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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.
The acquisition of a southern strip of land in Arizona and New Mexico in 1853 is known as the Gadsden Purchase. It was negotiated by James Gadsden, the U.S. ambassador to Mexico, and aimed to facilitate the construction of a southern transcontinental railroad. The U.S. paid $10 million for the land, which was officially transferred on April 15, 1854.
It was bought so that America could further their Railroads