What did the U. S. hope to gain through the Gadsden Purchase of 1853? A. a good railroad route to California
O B. access to the Sierra Nevada mountains
C. independence for Texas
O D. the gold fields of California
O E. access to Canada

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.

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