According to the excerpt above, the gadsden purchase was intended to -

Transcribed Image Text:U.S. Secretary of War Jefferson Davis had sent Gadsden to negotiate with Santa Anna for the land. Davis valued it, as others did, as the perfect tract for the construction of a a southern transcontinental railroad. The railroad line would connect western territories to the east and north, greatly increasing the accessibility of these new lands. - "American's Story, " Library of Congress, http://www.loc.gov (accessed November 12, 2009) According to the excerpt above, the Gadsden Purchase was intended to – Support settlement of U.S. territory gained through the U.S.-Mexican War Encourage commerce among U.S. states formed from the Louisiana Purchase O Allow the United States and Mexico to share railroad construction costs O Encourage the sale of U.S. government land in Florida