Expansion and Native Americans
These were small pieces of land that Native Americans were forcibly moved to.
Reservations
What country was trying to declare independence from Spain?
Cuba
This pull factor for migration out west is a valuable metal often used to make jewelry
Gold
This railroad greatly increased westward expansion, which resulted in the conflict and loss of Native American land and population
Transcontinental Railroad
This U.S. ship was blown up in Havana Harbor due to mysterious circumstances, with yellow journalism blaming it on Spain.
The U.S.S. Maine
This act provided free land to any citizen who moved out west.
The Homestead Act
This event resulted in the death of General Custer's cavalry and subsequent massacres of Native Americans
Battle of Little Bighorn or Custer's last stand
These territories were given to the United States after winning the Spanish American War
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
This type of transportation reduced the travel time to California from months to days.
Train
This term refers by the forced or voluntary adoption of white American culture of Native Americans
What state was originally a kingdom that was overthrown by the United States government?
Hawaii
This believe suggests that the United States has a divine right to expand and settle from sea to shining sea
Manifest Destiny
The mass killing of this animal was part of the strategy to starve and force Native American's off of desirable land.
The American Buffalo/Bison
Warns European powers that the US would not tolerate any colonization or puppet governments in the Western Hemisphere, and was later expanded by the Roosevelt Corollary
What is the Monroe Doctrine