The Gadsden Purchase Is Historically Significant Because

Multiple Choice

The Gadsden Purchase is historically significant because

A) It was the first land sale in the new Kansas Territory.
B) The small strip of land in Arizona and New Mexico would become the lynchpin of a Southwest railroad line.
C) Opposition to it showed that public attitudes about expansion were changing.
D) It was the first U.S. attempt to purchase Cuba.
E) It facilitated an unofficial military expedition to Honduras.