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1853 by president Franklin Pierce. It was purchased by the United States from Mexico in 1853 for $10 million.
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What territory acquired by the US is today the entire southern border of arizona?
The Gadsden Purchase. Purchased to provide the Southern Pacific RR with a southern route across the Rocky Mountains.
What Native Americans lived on the Gadsden Purchase?
the cheroky
What was the piece of land the US purchased to build a railroad?
The Gadsden Purchase
How was Gadsden Purchase acquired?
Mexico. The land (in present-day Arizona and New Mexico) was purchased from Mexico soon after the Mexican-American War, which gave the US present-day California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and parts of Wyoming.
Was the Gadsden Purchase made to ensure a direct line for the building of a southern railroad?
Yes
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