The 1853 Gadsden Purchase
A. removed obstacles to a southern route for the transcontinental railroad.
B. cost the United States government $25 million.
C. fulfilled the treaty ending the Mexican War.
D. was made with England.
E. temporarily calmed the rivalry between North and South.
Answer: A
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