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Neporo4naja [7]
3 years ago
15

In 1853, the United States paid Mexico $10 million for the southwestern part of New Mexico and the area in Arizona south of the

Gila River in a deal known as the Gadsden Purchase. Why did the United States want this piece of land?
History
2 answers:
weeeeeb [17]3 years ago
8 0

I just did a Study Island and just did this question the study island answer is:

They wanted to build a railroad route through the area.

S_A_V [24]3 years ago
6 0
The United States wanted this piece of land, because they wanted to install a train route that would run from an extensive southern route. This railroad would be used to run along the Pacific Coast of the United States.
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