115B: Expansionism Flashcards
What did the US acquire in 1867?
The uninhabited Midway Island , to obtain supplies of guano
What treaty was signed to promote trade with China?
The Burlingame Treaty
What did the Burlingame Treaty endorse?
The free movement of people and free trade between the USA and China, partly to stimulate Chinese immigration to work on railroad building in the USA
What did the Dominican Republic offer in 1869?
Itself for colonisation, however Congress refused
What was the debate for imperial expansion in Congress?
The USA would be able to exploit the wealth and resources of the Dominican Republic and sell its goods there
What was the debate against imperial expansion in Congress?
Some argued the USA would not deal with ‘savages’
For how much was Alaska purchased from Russia in 1867?
$7.2 million
Why was the US keen to acquire Alaska?
The development of Alaskan harbours could provide a gateway to northern Asia. It would expand the Pacific coastline, spread US rule and keep Britain out. It also made sense to maintain good relations with Russia
Why were relations strained with Britain and Canada following the Civil War?
There was apparent support given by the British and Canadians to the confederacy during the Civil War
What did the US demand from Britain following the Civil War?
Compensation
What did Senator Charles Summer initially ask from Britain?
$2 billion or the ceding of all of Canada to the USA
What did Canada become in 1867?
A self-governing dominion while Britain continued to control its foreign and defence policies
How did the USA respond to Canada becoming a dominion?
They allowed Fenion raids to occur across the border into Canada
When was the Anglo-American dispute settled?
In 1872, when Britain agreed to pay $15.5 million to the USA for the damage caused by Confederate commerce raiders built in Britain to the US merchant fleet during the Civil War
What was built in Britain that the Union objected to during the Civil War?
Confederate ships were built in British dockyards, these ships wreaked havoc with Union shipping
