The Gadsden Purchase

In 1853, James Gadsden purchased a strip of land just below the land acquired as a result of the Mexican-American War. He wanted it because it could serve as _______________.

• good farmland

• a reservation for Native Americans

• a good railroad route

• a good place to mine for gold

How much did the United States pay for the Gadsden Purchase?

• $5 million

• $20 million

• $10 million

• $15 million

What was the primary reason for the Gadsden Purchase?

• To expand slavery territories

• To facilitate the southern route of the Transcontinental Railroad

• To settle border disputes

• To gain access to natural resources

Who was dispatched to negotiate the Gadsden Purchase with Mexico?

• James Gadsden

• Ulysses S. Grant

• James Polk

• Abraham Lincoln

This territory was purchased from Mexico for $10 million.

• Gadsden Purchase

• Purchase of Florida

• Louisiana Purchase

• Oregon Territory

The Gadsden Purchase was in what two American states?

• Colorado and Wyoming

• New Mexico and Texas

• Texas and Arizona

• New Mexico and Arizona

How much did the US pay for the Gadsden Purchase?

• $5 Million

• $10 Million

• $15 Million

• $20 Million

Which point did the U.S. acquire from Mexico in 1853 for $10 million?

What territories are included in the Gadsden Purchase?

• Southwestern New Mexico and southern Arizona

• Southern Nevada and western Utah

• Northern California and southern Oregon

• Eastern Texas and western Louisiana

What was the final outcome of the Gadsden Purchase?

• It doubled the size of the United States

• It led to the discovery of gold

• It completed the continental United States

• It resolved all border disputes with Mexico