Gadsden Purchase agreement
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The Gadsden Purchase agreement was an 1853 treaty between the United States and Mexico in which the U.S. bought a strip of land in present-day southern Arizona and New Mexico to facilitate a southern transcontinental railroad and finalize the continental border.
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Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral treaty
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international treaty → land purchase agreement → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Gadsden Purchase
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Treaty of Mesilla → |
| appliesToRegion |
southern Arizona
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southern New Mexico → |
| areaTransferred |
approximately 29570 square miles
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| borderClarification |
clarified boundary along the Rio Grande and the Gila River in the affected area
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| category |
1853 in international relations
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19th-century treaty of the United States → United States–Mexico relations → |
| country1 |
United States
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| country2 |
Mexico
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| effectOnMexico |
reduction of Mexican national territory
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| effectOnUnitedStates |
expansion of United States territory in the Southwest
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| historicalContext |
post–Mexican–American War territorial adjustment
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| language |
English
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Spanish → |
| legalForm |
treaty
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| monetaryAmount |
10000000 United States dollars
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| namedAfter |
James Gadsden
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| predecessorEvent |
Mexican–American War
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| purchasedBy |
United States
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| purchasedFrom |
Mexico
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| purpose |
to facilitate construction of a southern transcontinental railroad
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to finalize the continental border between the United States and Mexico → to purchase a strip of land from Mexico → |
| ratificationYearUnitedStates |
1854
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| ratifiedBy |
Mexican government
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United States Senate → |
| relatedTo |
United States–Mexico border
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southern transcontinental railroad proposals → |
| result |
United States acquired land in present-day southern Arizona
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United States acquired land in present-day southern New Mexico → established the modern United States–Mexico boundary in that region → |
| signedByRepresentativeOfMexico |
Antonio López de Santa Anna
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| signedByRepresentativeOfUnitedStates |
James Gadsden
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| signedIn |
Mexico City
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| signingDate |
1853-12-30
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| signingYear |
1853
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Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Gadsden Purchase agreement
("Gadsden Purchase")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Tucson
("Gadsden Purchase")
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becamePartOfUnitedStatesBy |
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U.S.–Mexico border
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governedBy |
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United States territorial expansion
("Gadsden Purchase")
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hasPart |
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Southwestern United States
("Gadsden Purchase")
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historicalEvent |
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U.S.–Mexico border
("Gadsden Purchase")
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modifiedBy |
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
("Gadsden Purchase")
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precedes |
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United States territorial expansion
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significantEvent |