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| 1 | a declaration (1854) issued from ostend, belgium, by the u.s. ministers to england, france, and spain, stating that the u.s. would be justified in seizing cuba if spain did not sell it to the u.s. | 9 sets | |
| 2 | attempt to buy cuba from spain for $20 million - not carried out | 4 sets | |
| 3 | southerners meet with spain on sail of cuba, northern senators don't want it due to slave potential | 4 sets | |
| 4 | the ostend manifesto was a document sent to pierre soulé the us diplomat to spain about the purchase or seizure of cuba from spain. this would bring in cuba as a state and that would screw up the balance between free and slave states. when the public heard about the document after it was leaked the north eastern wealthy elite business owners were outraged. | 3 sets | |
| 5 | in 1854 the american ambassadors to gb, france, and spain met in belgium and issued this which said that the us would get cuba by any means necessary. realizing that the north was mad, pierce denied the manifesto. | 3 sets | |
| 6 | the recommendation that the u.s. offer spain $20 million for cuba. it was not carried through in part because the north feared cuba would become another slave state. | 2 sets | |
| 7 | a document drawn up in 1854 that instructed the buying of cuba from spain, then suggested the taking of cuba by force it caused outrage among northerners who felt it was a southern attempt to extend slavery as states in cuba would be southern states. | 2 sets | |
| 8 | recommendation that u.s. offer spain $20 million for cuba; not carried through because north feared cuba woukd become another slave state. franklin pierce never passed it after the public found out, major criticism from them prevented it. | 2 sets | |
| 9 | stated that if spain didn't allow america to buy cuba for $120 million, then america would attack cuba on grounds that spain's continued ownership of cuba endangered american interests. the document eventually leaked out and the northerners foiled the president's slave-driven plan. | 2 sets | |
| 10 | (fp) 1854, a declaration (1854) issued from ostend, belgium, by the u.s. ministers to england, france, and spain, stating that the u.s. would be justified in seizing cuba if spain did not sell it to the u.s., found out, pierce repudiated | 2 sets | |
| 11 | the document that described a plan to acquire cuba from spain. | 2 sets | |
| 12 | a top secret dispatch for the acquisition of cuba between american ministers in spain, england, and france. this document urged that the administration pay $120 million for cuba. | 2 sets | |
| 13 | secret plan to take cuba from spain | 2 sets | |
| 14 | was a secret document written in 1854 by u.s. diplomats at ostend, belgium, describing a plan to acquire cuba from spain. the document declared that "cuba is as necessary to the north american republic as any of its present members, and that it belongs naturally to that great family of states of which the union is the providential nursery." | 2 sets | |
| 15 | underground letter that said if spain would not sell cuba then the us would forcefully take it | 2 sets | |
| 16 | secret document written in 1854 by u.s. diplomats at ostend, belgium, describing a plan to acquire cuba from spain. aggressively worded and advocated slavery which angered the north. cuba obviously did not become part of the u.s. | 1 set | |
| 17 | document sent from belgium threatening to take cuba by force | 1 set | |
| 18 | document written by us ministers to great britain, france, and spain claiming that if spain refused to sell cuba to the us (minister to spain pierre soule had offered $130 million and been refused), then the us would be justified in taking cuba; government denied this when the document was leaked and northerners disapproved | 1 set | |
| 19 | document that described a plan to seize cuba from spain | 1 set | |
| 20 | soule persuaded the american ministers to france and britain to sign it. declared cuba necessary to north america and if spain refused to sell it, they would be justified to wrest it from them. the administration repudiated the manifest and recalled pierre soule. cuba remained an objective of the democratic party | 1 set | |
| 21 | cuba was coveted by the south. this was a top secret dispatch (1854) which urged peirce's administration to offer $120 million for cuba or to take it by force if spain resisted. it angered people in the north! | 1 set | |
| 22 | president franklin pierce threatened to stead cuba from from spain, it lead to the gadsden purchase. | 1 set | |
| 23 | when the us wanted to buy cuba as a slave state. angered many northerners. | 1 set | |
| 24 | attempt to acquire/annex cuba | 1 set | |
| 25 | this took place in 1854. a group of southerners met with spanish officials in belgium to attempt to get more slave territory. they felt this would balance out congress. they tried to buy cuba but the spanish would not sell it. southerners wanted to take it by force and the northerners were outraged by this thought. | 1 set | |
| 26 | described the rationale for the united states to purchase cuba from spain, implied america should declare war if spain refused | 1 set | |
| 27 | regarding cuba | 1 set | |
| 28 | article written in 1854 ; us wanted to buy cuba from spain ; spain refused ; negating the monroe doctrine credited by all european powers ; republicans saw it as an increase of slave state lands | 1 set | |
| 29 | was the decree by the united states that said if spain would not sell cuba to them, then they would wrestle it from them with every bit of power they had. this was created after two attempts to by cuba from spain for $100 million and $130 million. this is important because it shows the united states desire to incorporate cuba into the us from an early start. | 1 set | |
| 30 | the ostend manifesto was a document written in 1854 that described the rationale for the united states to purchase cuba from spain and implied the u.s. should declare war if spain refused. cuba's annexation had long been a goal of u.s. expansionists, particularly as the u.s. set its sights southward following the admission of california to the union. however, diplomatically the country had been content to see the island remain in spanish hands so long as it did not pass to a stronger power such as the united kingdom or france. a product of the debates over slavery in the united states, manifest destiny, and the monroe doctrine, the ostend manifesto proposed a shift in foreign policy, justifying the use of force to seize cuba in the name of national security. | 1 set | |
| 31 | took place in 1854 when a group of southerners met with spanish officials in belgium to attempt to get more slave territory, feeling this would balance out congress. they tried to buy cuba but the spanish would not sell it. southerners wanted to take it by force and the northerners were outraged by this thought. | 1 set | |
| 32 | u.s offersed $120 million to spain for cuba | 1 set | |
| 33 | top secret offer $120 million for cuba from spain, take it by force if spain doesn't accept | 1 set | |
| 34 | they drew up a top-secret dispatch, soon known as this. this startling document urged the administration offer 120 million for cuba. if its continued ownership endangered american interest, the u.s. would be justified in wresting the island from the spanish. the secret quickly leaked out. the pierce administration was forced to drop its brazen schemed for cuba. | 1 set | |
| 35 | pierce had been trying to buy cuba from spain. a group of his envoys send him a message saying to seize cuba by force. enraged antislavery northerners, who thought the government was trying to bring a new slave state into the union. | 1 set | |
| 36 | secret document intentioned to acquire cuba from spain | 1 set | |
| 37 | secret plan by us diplomats to buy cuba from spain | 1 set | |
| 38 | called the us to acquire cuba by any means including force | 1 set | |
| 39 | secret meeting w european countries about cuba; decide to offer spain 120 million for cuba & if refuse go to war | 1 set | |
| 40 | top secret document that states since u.s. wanted cuba that they could take it if not offered it for money(never happened) | 1 set | |