What is territory 9 called? (Acquired in 1853)
The Gadsden Purchase

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Social Studies
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8th Grade
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John Robinson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Oregon Territory
Mexican Cession
Texas Annexation
Gadsden Purchase
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In 1853 the United States purchased this land from Mexico. Railroad companies wanted the land to build a southern railroad that did not cross high mountains.
Texas Annexation
Mexican Cession
Oregon Country
Gadsden Purchase
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
For how much did the US by the land in the Gadsden Purchase?
none, Santa Anna gifted the US the land
$5 mil
$15 mil
$10 mil
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What was gained through the Gadsden Purchase of 1853?
a good railroad route to California
a land grant to increase the size of Arizona
an end to illegal immigration to the United States
the end of a long border dispute with Mexico
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Number 8 marks which of the following:
Gadsden Purchase
Northwest Territory
Annexation of Texas
Mexican Cession
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What was the name of the land sale that moved the Mexican-American border to where it is today?
Gasden Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
Jakku Purchase
Mexican Purchase
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which U.S. President authorized the Gadsden Purchase?
Franklin Pierce
James Buchanan
Millard Fillmore
Zachary Taylor
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