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Gadsden Purchase 1853

The Gadsden Purchase of 1853 was a targeted territorial adjustment that completed and clarified portions of the U.S.–Mexico border left ambiguous by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

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How did the Gadsden Purchase of 1853 relate to the boundaries set by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

of 1853 was a targeted territorial adjustment that completed and clarified portions of – border left ambiguous by the , adding the southern strips of and New Mexico and altering boundary articles of t...