He said that he could get a job even in the great depression because its not about the depression its about the man (or something like that)
When Mexico achieved its independence from Spain in 1821, New Mexico became a province of Mexico, and trade was opened with the United States. ... Two years later, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ceded New Mexico to the United States, and in 1853 the territory was expanded to its present size through the Gadsden Purchase.
Two things that increased american interchanges in the late 1800s were "b. the telegraph and telephone," since both of these creations significantly accelerated correspondence and made it more productive.
