Question

How did the Gadsden purchase help the United States?

A. It increased the size of Arizona

B. It provided a good railroad route to California

C. It ended slavery in the west

D. None of the above

Answer 1

Gadsden's Purchase provided the land necessary for a southern transcontinental railroad and attempted to resolve conflicts that lingered after the Mexican-American War. ... In 1853, Mexican officials evicted Americans from their property in the disputed Mesilla Valley.