The Gadsden Purchase

What completed the continental United States?

• The Gadsden Purchase 

• TheTreaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 

• The Louisiana Purchase 

• The Alaska Purchase 

Who owned a critical piece of territory needed to construct the railroad? 

• Mexico

• Texas 

• Canada 

• Fortunately, it was owned by the US 

This was to link the railroad in El Paso to the ports in 

• Los Angeles 

• Houston

• Santa Fe

• New York 

How much did the US pay for the Gadsden Purchase? 

• $10 million

• $15 million

• $5 million

• Nothing 

What completed "Manifest Destiny?"  (The last piece of the puzzle!)