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How many square miles was Russia in 1867?
over 5 million square miles
What is Alaska‘s capital city?
Juneau
Who wanted to restore power to the native-born Hawaiians?
Queen Liliuokalani
What happened in Cuba during 1895?
Cubans revolted against Spain and thousands were killed or jailed.
1. Cow hands from West
2. Harvard Students
3. Western Sheriffs
What colony was Russia selling to US in 1867?
Alaska
What was discovered near Jeneau, Alaska?
GOLD
What stopped the Queen of Hawaii?
American planters revolted and overthrew her.
Which president sent a US battleship to Cuba? What was the ship‘s name?
President William McKinley and USS Maine
Attacked Spanish colonists at San Juan Hill.
Who was involved in purchasing Alaska for US?
US Secretary of State William Seward
What other resources were produced in Alaska?
Fish, Lumber and Oil
Which president first refused Hawaii to become an US state?
President Grover Cleveland
What happened to USS Maine?
The ship exploded and killed 260 US sailors.
Who joined the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War?
African-American soldiers called the Buffalo Soldiers
How much did US pay to purchase Alaska from Russia?
$7.2 million dollars, or 2 cents an acre
Where did Americans migrated to in the 1890s?
Hawaii
What year did Hawaii become a state?
1959
What did US Congress do and say when the USS Maine exploded?
Declared war and said ”Remember the Maine”
When did the Spanish-American War end?
August 1898
What was Alaska nicknamed at first when purchased and why?
Seward’s Icebox or Seward’s Folly because they thought the deal was foolish.
How did Americans become wealthy in Hawaii?
Building plantations to grow large pineapples and sugar canes.
What two Spanish colonies were near the US?
Puerto Rico and Cuba
Who quit their job as assistant secretary of the Navy and created the Rough Riders?
Teddy Roosevelt
What were the results from the Spanish-American War?
1. Cuba became an Independent country.
2. US gain Puerto Rico, Guam and Phillipines as US territories.