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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:legislation
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gptkbp:amount_paid
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10 million dollars
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gptkbp:area
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approximately 29,670 square miles
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gptkbp:associated_with
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transcontinental railroad development
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gptkbp:consequences
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altered U. S.-Mexico border
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gptkbp:controversy
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debate over slavery expansion
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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affected Native American lands
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gptkbp:date_enacted
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1854-12-30
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gptkbp:diplomatic_relations
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U. S. and Mexico
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gptkbp:economic_impact
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promoted trade routes
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gptkbp:enacted_by
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:focus_area
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gptkb:Southwestern_United_States
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gptkbp:governing_body
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gptkb:33rd_United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:historical_context
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post-Mexican-American War
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gptkbp:historical_debate
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justification of land acquisition
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gptkbp:historical_event
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part of the larger context of U. S. territorial expansion.
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gptkbp:historical_period
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mid-19th century
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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expanded U. S. territory
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Gadsden Purchase Act
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gptkbp:impact
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increased tensions over slavery
led to further territorial acquisitions
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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railroad interests
U. S.-Mexico relations
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gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of
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southern politicians
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gptkbp:is_opposed_by
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anti-slavery advocates
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gptkbp:land_transfer
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from Mexico to U. S.
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gptkbp:legacy
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controversial land purchase
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gptkbp:legal_status
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ratified treaty
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gptkbp:legislation
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gptkb:Kansas-Nebraska_Act
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gptkbp:negotiated_by
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gptkb:James_Gadsden
gptkb:Mexico_City
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gptkbp:part_of
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U. S. expansionism
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gptkbp:political_impact
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influenced sectional tensions
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Treaty_of_Guadalupe_Hidalgo
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gptkbp:purpose
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facilitate a southern transcontinental railroad
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gptkbp:ratified_by
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gptkb:Senate
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Manifest_Destiny
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gptkbp:resulted_in
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purchase of land from Mexico
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gptkbp:signed_by
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gptkb:Franklin_Pierce
1853-12-30
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gptkbp:territory
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parts of present-day Arizona
parts of present-day New Mexico
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Gadsden_Purchase
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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