James Gadsden, Minister to Mexico, secures the purchase of 29,640 square miles of territory south of the Gila River for 10,000,000 Dollars. The purpose of the Gadsden Purchase is the construction of a railroad between the Republics of California and Texas.
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To profit his ‘friends’? –– JL
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Authority:
Articles of Confederation, Article XI
ccc-2point0.com/Articles-of-Confederation
References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed., The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 143.
“Today in History,” Orange County (California) Register, 30 December 2004, News:17.
Gadsden Purchase: Odd Land Deal
www.progress.org/gads.htm
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