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place where the most important land battle of the Spanish-American War was fought

Battle of San Juan Hill

200

group of soldiers led by Theodore Roosevelt which became famous for their part in winning the Battle of San Juan Hill

Rough Riders

200

English explorer who discovered Hawai’i

Captain James Cook

200

Alaska and Hawai'i enter the Union

1900s; 1959

200

What made the people believe that Alaska was valuable (the people who thought it were worthless at first)?

Gold rush in 1849

400

territories the United States received from Spain at the close of the Spanish-American War

Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico

400

army doctor who successfully destroyed the disease-carrying mosquitoes in Cuba and in the Panama Canal Zone

Colonel William Gorgas

400

United States battleship that was sunk while stationed in Cuba; the event which led to the Spanish-American War

Maine

400

Spanish-American war is fought

1800s; 1898

400

How much did the US pay for Alaska?  Who did they pay this money to?

$7,200,000; Russia

600

narrow strip of land which connected North and South America until the Panama Canal was built

Isthmus of Panama

600

name for Alaska when Russia owned it

Russian-America

600

American admiral sent to the Philippine Islands to destroy the fleet of Spanish ships stationed there during the Spanish-American War

Admiral George Dewey

600

United States purchased Alaska

1800s; 1867

600

In return, how much did the US pay Spain back after they gave them land that they had previously owned?

$20,000,000

800

Secretary of State who purchased Alaska

William H. Steward

800

leader of the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War, later became President of the United States

Theodore Roosevelt

800

Panama Canal is opened

1900s; 1914

800

What diseases did this mosquitoes carry?

Malaria; yellow fever

1000

name given to Alaska by those who thought that Alaska was a worthless frozen land

Seward's icebox

1000

a. an area of land owned by the United States that has not yet become a state; people living there cannot vote in elections or choose their own governor

b. man-made waterway

a. territory

b. canal