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Why did America negotiate the Gadsden Purchase with Mexico?
Select one:
a. The United States could exploit rich iron deposits in northern Mexico.
b. The United States could acquire more slave-owning territory.
c. The Mexican government could obtain more hard currency.
d. The United States cold acquire the most advantageous southern route for a railroad to California.
Gadsden purchase resolve the border dispute between the US and Mexico.James Gadseden negotiate the Gadsden purchase agreement and is because to ensure that the any rail road going to California would be built on American soil.
So option D is the correct statement.