Gadsden Purchase timeline

Franklin Pierce Is Born

Franklin Pierce, 14th president of the United States, was born on November 23, 1804 in Hillsboro, New Hampshire. Like his predecessor James K.... Read more

Treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo Is Signed

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in Mexico City on February 2, 1848, ending the Mexican War and extending the boundaries of the United... Read more

Gadsden Secures Land To Serve As The Dividing Line For The Two Californias

Gadsden had supported nullification in 1831, and he advocated secession by South Carolina in 1850 when California was admitted to the Union as a... Read more

Franklin Pierce Signs The Gadsden Purchase

The Gadsden Purchase (known as Venta de La Mesilla, or "Sale of La Mesilla", in Mexico) is a 29,670-square-mile (76,800 km2) region of what is... Read more

James Gadsden Signs The Gadsden Purchase

James Gadsden, U.S. Minister to Mexico, and General Antonio López de Santa Anna, President of Mexico, signed the Gadsden Purchase in Mexico City on... Read more