Pick Me!
True or False: The idea that America should spread from one ocean to another is called Manifest Destiny.
True
True or False: The United States stopped expanding in North America after 1853.
True
True or False: Some countries wanted to build a blockade as a shortcut through Central America.
False
True or False: A line that compares distances on a map to distances in the real world is called a key.
False
True or False: Theodore Roosevelt helped lead the Rough Riders in the battle of San Juan Hill.
True
What was difficult for steamships to get during trips?
Coal
Who is the commander in chief of the military?
Steam Engines
What did Americans view as something special from the earliest days?
Culture
What item did Cuba export to the United States that was being destroyed by the war?
Sugarcane
Why did American and Spanish officials meet in Paris, France?
To work out a peace treaty
What group of people did not accept the Treaty of Paris because they did not want to be an American colony?
The Filipinos
Who is the commander in chief of the military?
The President of the United States
What lands did Spain give up?
Guam
Cuba
New Lands
Power
Why did the United States and the Confederate States not try to expand during the Civil War?
They were not interested in claiming new lands
They were too busy fighting
Why did many Americans side with the Cubans against Spain?
Americans remembered their own country's fight for freedom from England
Americans did not like to see other humans being treated without care
What change in world powers did the Treaty of Paris show?
Spain was no longer considered a major force in the world
America became an important country in the world
Why did Americans want to expand beyond North America?
To tell more people around the world about Jesus
To make money
To claim more land like other countries
To spread the American way of life around the world
What lands did America take over because of the war in Cuba?
The Philippines
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
What is the tenth word in the Pledge of Allegiance?
States
Name five worship songs.
Awesome job!
What is the name of our national anthem?
The Star Spangled Banner
How many girls are in our class?
12
How many boys are in our class?
4