The Gadsden Purchase was 29,670 square miles that was added to the US in 1853/1854.
The Gadsden Purchase, which allowed the US to acquire lands that include the southern regions of Arizona and New Mexico (also called the Mesilla Valley).
The Gadsden Purchase was made from Mexico. In 1853, the United States acquired approximately 29,670 square miles of land in present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. This purchase aimed to facilitate the construction of a southern transcontinental railroad and to resolve border issues following the Mexican-American War.
The United States paid Mexico 10 million dollars for the Gadsden Purchase, which included about 29,670 square miles of territory in what is now southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. The purpose of the purchase was to acquire land for the construction of a transcontinental railroad.
The Gadsden Purchase, finalized in 1854, involved the United States acquiring approximately 29,670 square miles of land from Mexico for $10 million. This territory, which is now part of southern Arizona and New Mexico, was intended to facilitate a southern transcontinental railroad route. The purchase was significant in expanding U.S. territory and fulfilling Manifest Destiny.
Gadsden Purchase
The 29,670 square miles of land purchased from Mexico by the United States later became part of Arizona and New Mexico. The land was purchased for $10 million dollars and was an attempt to help solve conflicts that were lingering from the Mexican-American War.States Purchased:ArizonaTexasCaliforniaNew Mexico
Arizona's area is 113,990 square miles.
The Gadsden Purchase price was $10,000,000. After the Mexican-American war, the United States purchased land from Mexico that would become part of Arizona and New Mexico. Almost 30,000 square miles of land was bought.
The territory between Mexico and the U.S. that was purchased is known as the Gadsden Purchase. Completed in 1854, it involved the U.S. acquiring approximately 29,670 square miles of land in present-day southern Arizona and New Mexico. This purchase aimed to facilitate a southern transcontinental railroad route. It was named after James Gadsden, the U.S. ambassador to Mexico who negotiated the deal.
Arizona has a total area of 113,990 square miles of which about 400 square miles is water.
Arizona has a total area of about 113,990 square miles, making it the sixth largest state in the United States.