Exploring the Gadsden Purchase and Its Impact

What year did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo end the Mexican-American War?

• 1848

• 1857

• 1865

• 1898

How much territory did the U.S. gain from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• 750 thousand square miles

• 500 thousand square miles

• 250 thousand square miles

• 1 million square miles

What was the primary reason for the Gadsden Purchase?

• To expand slavery territories

• To facilitate the southern route of the Transcontinental Railroad

• To settle border disputes

• To gain access to natural resources

Which two cities would the southern route of the Transcontinental Railroad connect?

• Tucson to Sacramento

• Houston to San Diego

• El Paso to Los Angeles

• San Francisco to New Orleans

Who was dispatched to negotiate the Gadsden Purchase with Mexico?

• James Gadsden

• Ulysses S. Grant

• James Polk

• Abraham Lincoln

How much did the United States pay for the Gadsden Purchase?

• $5 million

• $20 million

• $10 million

• $15 million

What territories are included in the Gadsden Purchase?

• Southwestern New Mexico and southern Arizona

• Southern Nevada and western Utah

• Northern California and southern Oregon

• Eastern Texas and western Louisiana

What was the final outcome of the Gadsden Purchase?

• It doubled the size of the United States

• It led to the discovery of gold

• It completed the continental United States

• It resolved all border disputes with Mexico