Question

What was the outcome of the dispute regarding the border south of the Gila River?

Answer 1

a) Another war between Mexico and the United States

b) The establishment of a shared territory

c) The signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

d) The negotiation of the Gadsden Purchase

Answer 2

The dispute regarding the border south of the Gila River was resolved through the Gadsden Purchase. In 1853, the United States purchased a large strip of land from Mexico, known as the Gadsden Purchase, which settled the border dispute. The purchase established the current boundaries of southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico, with the United States paying Mexico $10 million for the land. This resolved the dispute and solidified the current border arrangements.

Answer 3

d) The negotiation of the Gadsden Purchase