Lesson 16 of 84 · Westward Expansion
⭐ 30 XPThe Gadsden Purchase
The Gadsden Purchase was an agreement made in 1853 between the United States and Mexico.
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The Gadsden Purchase was an agreement made in 1853 between the United States and Mexico. The U.S. paid $10 million for a small piece of land in present-day Arizona and New Mexico. This land was important because it was flat and could be used for building a southern route for a railroad. The Gadsden Purchase helped to complete the U.S. borders as we know them today.
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The purchase was made in 1853.
The U.S. paid $10 million for the land.
It was meant to help build a southern railroad route.
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