jun 8, 1854 - Gadsden Purchase
Description:
A land deal between the US and Mexico, instigated by the US desire to build a transcontinental railroad terminating in what is now the southeastern US. The deal consisted of Mexico selling 29,760 square miles of land in southern Arizona and New Mexico in return for $10 million. With this treaty, the US gained all the land to form modern-day contiguous United States.Added to timeline:
Date:
jun 8, 1854
Now
~ 171 years ago