Ostend Manifesto controversy
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:documentAuthoredBy |
gptkb:American_diplomats
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ostend Manifesto controversy
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| gptkbp:involvedCountry |
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Ostend,_Belgium
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| gptkbp:mainFigure |
gptkb:Franklin_Pierce
gptkb:James_Buchanan gptkb:John_Y._Mason Pierre Soulé |
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
widespread negative press
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| gptkbp:numberOfIssues |
expansion of slavery
U.S. acquisition of Cuba |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
Northern abolitionists
U.S. Whig Party |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Ostend_Manifesto
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| gptkbp:resultedIn |
increased sectional tensions
failure of U.S. to acquire Cuba public outrage in the North |
| gptkbp:supportedBy |
Southern expansionists
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| gptkbp:year |
1854
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:James_Buchanan's_presidency
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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