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Gadsden Purchase

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Gadsden Purchase Treaty
The Gadsden Purchase was a treaty between the United States and Mexico. Under the treaty, the U.S. paid Mexico $10 million for approximately 29,670 square miles of territory that now forms southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. The acquisition enabled the construction of more…

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