Question

Why did the United States complete the Gadsden Purchase in 1853?
to complete the state of Arizona
to prevent clashes along the US-Mexico border
to build a railroad to the Pacific
to improve relations with Mexico

Answer 1

Explanation:

The purchase included lands south of the Gila River and west of the Rio Grande where the U.S. wanted to build a transcontinental railroad along a deep southern route, which the Southern Pacific Railroad later completed in 1881–1883. The purchase also aimed to resolve other border issues..

Answer 2

Answer:

Correct option is (C)- to build a railroad to the Pacific

Explanation:

In 1854, the United States and Mexico signed the Gadsden Purchase, or Treaty, under which the United States agreed to pay Mexico $10 million in exchange for a 29,670 square mile chunk of Mexico that would subsequently become a part of Arizona and New Mexico. Gadsden's Purchase tried to settle disputes that persisted after the Mexican-American War and offered the territory required for a southern transcontinental line.

Finding a southern route for a transcontinental railroad was difficult for the United States because the only workable routes were through Mexican territory due to the ongoing hostilities between the two countries. To provide a southern connection between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the United States attempted to purchase the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, an isthmus on the southern edge of North America, in 1847. However, Mexico had already given Mexican Don José de Garay permission to use funds from the New Orleans Company to establish American colonies on the isthmus. President Juan Ceballos of Mexico cancelled the award out of concern that the colonists would rise up like those in Texas had, which infuriated American investors.

#SPJ2