The Gadsden Purchase Flashcards

1
Q

when was it

A

1853

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2
Q

how was it due to politics

A

president Franklin Pierce wanted to unite pro slavery Democrats

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3
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what did the southern element of his party want

A

to expand america into Central America and even Cuba to allow slavery to expand

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4
Q

who did he give the authority to negotiate with Mexico

A

James gadsden

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5
Q

how much land was required

A

wanted 250,000 square miles

ended up like 54,000 square miles in Arizona to build a railway to the pacific

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6
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what did the northerners think of this

A

they were threatened by it as it threatened northern railways and the potential expansion of slavery

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7
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what was a result of northern opposition

A

a further 9000 square miles were reduced by the senate to get it approached

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