Posted by Happy Face on Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 9:04pm.
Land, land, land -- that expanded the U.S. territory. The Americans also wanted to build a railroad in this area.
Check these sites for more details.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsden_Purchase
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/dwe/87721.htm
what were the resources?
Land, land, land.
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