Historical Events tagged with "southern route"
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Gadsden Purchase Facilitates Railroad Expansion
The Gadsden Purchase was a significant land acquisition in which the United States bought roughly 29,670 square miles from Mexico. Negotiated by James Gadsden, the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, the purchase aimed to facilitate the construction of a southern transcontinental railroad and secure better access to the Pacific coast. This land includes parts of present-day Arizona and New Mexico, specifically aimed at addressing the challenges of connecting the southern states to the Pacific Ocean. The agreement was finalized in December 1853 and signed by Mexican President Antonio López de Santa Anna.
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