Gadsden Land Purchase Flashcards
1
Q
Date:
A
1853
2
Q
President during Gadsden Land Purchase?
A
Franklin Pierce
3
Q
What was Franklin Pierce’s hopes for the Gadsden Land Purchase?
A
Maintain the unity of the pro-slavery Democratic Party
Opportunities for slavery to expand
4
Q
Who was James Gadsden?
A
Slave-owning Southerner
5
Q
What did James Gadsden negotiate for?
A
Originally: 650,000 km2
Result: 140,000 km2
In what is now southern Arizona
6
Q
What was the results of the opposition to the purchase?
A
23,000 km2 had to be removed from the purchase for the Senate to approve the purchase
7
Q
What was a result of the Gadsden purchase?
A
Attempts to acquire Cuba came to nothing
8
Q
Why was their opposition to the Gadsden Land Purchase?
A
- Going to be used to build a railway
- Northerners concerned that it would pose a threat to the Northern railway route.
- Opportunity for slavery to expand
