Vocabulary
The belief that God wanted the U.S to expand westward. The U.S justification for westward expansion.
Manifest Destiney
Which event initiated westward expansion?
The Louisiana Purchase.
Built to dramatically to decrease the travel time for ships between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean
Panama Canal
What was the primary goal of the Daws Act?
To move Native Americans tribes into reservations
This famous writer wrote “And so I am an anti-imperialist. I am opposed to having the eagle put its talons on any other land.”
Mark Twain
The governments way of dealing with other nations.
Foreign policy
What does the term Manifest Destiney justify?
Westward expansion.
The U.S annexing (taking) lands such as Alaska and Hawaii, or Cuba is an example of what
Each tribe was confined to it's own lands. Blankets, food, and other provisions provided by the fed gov were often sold off by corrupt government. Indian children were taught in American schools.
American Indian experience
Publishing Spanish atrocities and blaming Spanis for the explosion of the USS Main
Yellow Journalism
A superior nation dominating an inferior nation by forcing their views, culture, and religion on the inferior nation.
Imperialism
What effects did westward expansion have on natives.
1. They were kicked out of their homes.
2. They were exposed to certain innovation based because of the settlers.
3. There was a lot of hostility between them and the settlers which waged a lot of war.
What was the main reason why the U.S went to war with Spain?
Created to keep Native Americans off of lands that European Americans wished to settle
Reservation System
What was the direct interest that the U.S had in Cuba
Sugar
A railroad that connected the east/west coast making transportation, trade, and interactions between the east and the west a lot easier.
Transcontinental Railroad
What were three major advantages to the Transcontinental Railroad?
1. Linked the east/west and created a bond between them.
2. Increased trade opportunities
3. Created a faster route from the east/west coast
This man wrote books to demonstrate the importance of obtaining colonies for naval bases and increase overseas trade.
Alfread Thayer Mahan
Schools founded to eliminate traditional American Indian ways of life and replace them with mainstream American culture.
Indian boarding Schools
Hawaii lost its independence, unwillingly became a United States territory, gained a larger population of foreigners than native Hawaiians, and lost much of its culture.
Annexation of Hawaii
The purchase of Louisiana along with a few other states in the mid west by the U.S from France. This purchase caused the U.S to double in size and inspired westward expansion.
Louisiana Purchase
What effects did westward expansion have on the settlers.
1. They gain a lot of land
2. They were able to trade with the natives for survival
3. They manipulated and enslaved a lot of natives which ultimately benefited them
How did the sinking of the USS Maine lead to the Spanish American War?
The U.S believed that the Spanish was responsible for blowing up the USS Maine and they wanted to fight them because of it. This was also a great opportunity for the U.S to fight with Spain in the hopes of gaining control of Cuba.
Offers federal aid to tribes that adopt constitutions like that of the United States and replace their governments with city council–style governments.
Indian Re-organization Act
What was the name of the war that the U.S fought in order to gain control over Cuba?
The Spanish American War.