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it gave us great land for a transcontinental railroad and completed the continental U.S
It helped the railroad industry finish the rail road going west. They laid out 15 million dollars for it.

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Paid Mexicans $10 million USD. There was also a threat in the background, Mexico knew that if they didn't sell the territory, the US would start another war agains them. With no choice the money was taken and the territory was stolen, with the excuse that it was purchased.

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It didn't.

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