Mini Lesson - Lesson 2
This is the policy, practice, or advocacy of extending the power and dominion of a nation.
What is imperialism?
This woman was seen as an unmistakable symbol of peace as they met new native tribes during the expedition.
Who is Sacagewea?
To assimilate them into American society, Native children were sent here to focus on skills such as carpentry and housekeeping.
What are boarding schools?
Name two causes of the Spanish-American War
*DOUBLE POINTS*
What are Imperialistic Desires & Economic Interests, the Cuban War of Independence, Yellow Journalism, the De Lôme Letter, USS Maine Explosion?
The United States proposed the Open Door policy in an effort to gain economic influence in this country.
What is China?
Colonization is an example of this kind of imperialism.
What is formal imperialism?
Fill in the Blank: After the French-Indian War, France gave all of their territory East of the Mississippi River to _____.
What is Britain?
This policy broke up reservations and gave plots of land to individual families to farm for profit as a form of assimilation.
What is the Dawes Act?
Fill in the Blank: By the late 1800s, America was highly interested in overseas territory, especially in the ____.
What is the Pacific?
Who was the President during the construction of the Panama Canal?
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
This President is most closely associated with "Manifest Destiny"
Who is James K. Polk?
After reaching the Pacific Ocean, the Corps of Discovery set up camp for the second winter at this fort.
What is Fort Clatsop?
Fill in the Blank: Natives kept their religious beliefs alive by using a ritual: the ______ ______
What is the Ghost Dance?
This is the country where the Battle of Manila Bay took place.
+100 if you can spell it!
What is the Philippines?
Name two arguments FOR imperialism
Must name BOTH to earn points!
What are economic opportunities, national power & prestige, White Man's Burden, humanitarian concerns, and militarism/military influence?
These were a series of laws that provided federal support for the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad.
What are the Pacific Railways Act?
President Jefferson offered to purchase this land after hearing about Napoleon’s defeat in the Haitian Revolution.
What is New Orleans?
This battle was known as “Custer’s Last Stand.”
What is the Battle of Little Bighorn?
This is the month that the Treaty of Paris (1898) was signed.
What is December?
Fill in the Blank: The Roosevelt Corollary contributed to the global perception of the US as a dominant force in the _________ _________.
What is the Western Hemisphere?
These are the two American values that Americans hoped to spread with Manifest Destiny
+100 if you can name the THIRD American value
What is democracy, capitalism, and Christianity?
The Lewis and Clark expeditions ended in this year.
What is 1805?
This group of Natives attempted to flee to Canada to resist forced relocation.
+100 for the name of their leader!
What are Nez Perce and Chief Joseph?
When was the final battle of the Spanish-American War? (month, day, & year!)
+100 for naming the event!
When was July 3rd, 1898 (Battle of Santiago de Cuba)?
U.S. planters organized a rebellion against the Queen of this Pacific territory. What is this event later named?
What is the Hawaiian Revolution?