The Gadsden Purchase Flashcards
when was it
1853
how was it due to politics
president Franklin Pierce wanted to unite pro slavery Democrats
what did the southern element of his party want
to expand america into Central America and even Cuba to allow slavery to expand
who did he give the authority to negotiate with Mexico
James gadsden
how much land was required
wanted 250,000 square miles
ended up like 54,000 square miles in Arizona to build a railway to the pacific
what did the northerners think of this
they were threatened by it as it threatened northern railways and the potential expansion of slavery
what was a result of northern opposition
a further 9000 square miles were reduced by the senate to get it approached