Gadsden Purchase Treaty

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:treaty
gptkbp:amount_paid $10 million
gptkbp:controversy debate over slavery expansion
gptkbp:date 1853
gptkbp:historical_significance expanded U. S. territory in the southwest
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gadsden Purchase Treaty
gptkbp:impact increased tensions between the U. S. and Mexico
gptkbp:legislation U. S. Senate approval
gptkbp:location southern Arizona and New Mexico
gptkbp:negotiated_by gptkb:James_Gadsden
gptkbp:political_impact gptkb:Manifest_Destiny
gptkbp:purpose facilitate the construction of a southern transcontinental railroad
gptkbp:ratified_by 1854
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkbp:signing_country gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:territory parts of present-day Arizona
parts of present-day New Mexico
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Gadsden_Purchase
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4