MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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balance free and slave states.
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enlarge Kansas and Nebraska.
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create a route for a railroad.
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expand slavery west.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1853, James Gadsden arranged the purchase of a strip of land just south of the Mexican Cession for $10 million. The purpose of this was so they could build a railroad to California.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Gadsden Purchase is an important historical footnote for several reasons. Firstly, it established the current border between the United States and Mexico, and it mostly resolved border disputes arising from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.