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June 30, 1854 Treaty between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic Relative to Boundary Line, Transit of Persons, Etc., Across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec

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The June 30, 1854, Gadsden Purchase, or Treaty, was an agreement between the United States and Mexico, finalized in 1854, in which the United States agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for a 29,670 square mile portion of Mexico that later became part of Arizona and New Mexico. Gadsden's Purchase provided the land necessary for a southern transcontinental railroad and attempted to resolve conflicts that lingered after the Mexican-American War (1845-1848).

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https://www.loc.gov/law/help/us-treaties/bevans/b-mx-ust000009-0812.pdf

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1854, June 30 - Gadsen Purchase-Treaty

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