Gadsden Purchase (dec 30, 1853 – dec 30, 1853)
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An agreement between the United States and Mexico that settled the dispute over the southern border of the United States west of El Paso, Texas. The United States paid $10 million for land in present day southern New Mexico and Arizona. (South U.S. Border Established, 2009.)
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