Question

What strip of land was purchased as a buffer with Mexico for Ten million more? Ten mil mo
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2 points
Gadsden Purchase
Franklin Purchase
Terminus Purchase
Baron de Montesquieu

Answer 1

The correct answer is the **Gadsden Purchase**. This was a land acquisition made in 1854 in which the United States purchased a strip of land from Mexico for $10 million, primarily to facilitate the construction of a southern transcontinental railroad and to act as a buffer between the U.S. and Mexico.