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Gadsden Purchase
To gain land for a Southern transcontinental railroad
The Gadsden Purchase
The Gadsden Purchase of 1853 purchased land that Mexico had retained under the Mexican Cession. The land south of the Gila River allowed a southern route to Texas, avoiding mountainous terrain.
Acquisition of land for the right of way for a possible southern route for the Transcontinental Railroad.