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THE GADSDEN PURCHASE

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The Gadsden Purchase was an area that the United States bought in a treaty, which President Franklin Pierce signed on June 24, 1853. This purchase was confirmed in April 25, 1854 by the U.S. Senate. This purchase resolved the conflicts territorial issues that remained after the Mexican-American War.======

The Gadsden Purchase was necessary for the U.S, because they wanted to construct a transcontinental railroad along the souther route. Even after the Mexican-American war of 1846-1848 and the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, there existed some unresolved conflicts. Both the U.S. and Mexico stated that the Mesilla Valley belonged to their own country. This tension was even worsened by some Americans that consistently tried to enter Mexico illegally to encourage people to rebel, in order to gain that territory. In 1853, Americans in Mexico were expelled from the Mesilla Valley by the Mexican officials from their property. When William Lane, the governor of New Mexico, claimed that the Mesilla Valley was part of New Mexico, Mexican President Antonio de Santa Anna sent troops to the region.



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James Gadsden, the U.S. Minister to Mexico, was sent to negotiate with the president of Mexico, by President Franklin Pierce. Although Santa Anna refused to sell the big Mexican land, he realized that he needed money to stop the rebellions with soldiers, which caused him to sign a treaty on December 30, 1953. The treaty said that the U.S. would pay 15 million dollars for the south of the New Mexico territory, which was 45,000 square miles. This basically meant that an acre of land was worth 33 cents. The U.S. Government stated that they would try to prevent the raids of the American citizens along Mexico’s border. At the same time, the Mexican government invalidated the responsibility of the U.S. for the attack of the Native Americans. This purchase was named after James Gadsden.======

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The Gadsden Purchase caused a new border dispute, which caused tension over the payment of the U.S. The financial and border issues were not be resolved with the treaty. Despite the fact that they earned a huge portion of land, not many Americans were proud of the treaty. Thought of the price of this Purchase as “conscience money.” In Mexico, the purchase became unpopular to the point that Santa Anna was overthrown from his position.======



POWER POINT WITH SUMMARIZATION NOTES

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WORK CITED

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-"Gadsden Purchase -." //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. Web. 25 Aug. 2009. . -"Gadsden Purchase, 1853-1854." //U.S. Department of State//. Web. 25 Aug. 2009. . - "Gadsden Purchase James Gadsden." //The Progress Report -- Independent Daily News//. Web. 25 Aug. 2009. . - //The Official Web Site of the Gadsden Purchase//. Web. 25 Aug. 2009. . ======