when countries gain power by taking over other territories/countries
100
Name a country/territory that the U.S. got after the Spanish-American War
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
100
The Roosevelt Corollary expounded on which former U.S. foreign policy?
The Monroe Doctrine
100
Why was Atlanta a target for the Union army?
It was the hub of Confederate railroads carrying supplies
100
The part of the transatlantic trade in which slaves were transported from Africa to the Americas.
the Middle Passage
200
Name two countries that the U.S. took over
Puerto Rico, Philippines, Hawaii
200
What caused the Spanish-American War?
The explosion of the battleship Maine off the coast of Cuba
200
The foreign policy that Teddy Roosevelt based his actions on when he intervened in Latin America
Speak softly and carry a big stick
200
Who did Lincoln free in the Emancipation Proclamation?
Slaves in the Confederacy BUT NOT slaves in borders states
200
Where did Ms. Foley go to college?
Georgetown
300
Why did some people oppose imperialism?
They recognized that it was racist, hypocritical, and went against the principles that America was supposed to be based on
300
Which war did the end of the Spanish-American War lead to?
The Philippine-American War
300
Where did the United States build a canal to expedite travel from the east coast of the U.S. to the west coast of the U.S.?
Panama
300
What precedent did Washington's response to the Whiskey Rebellion set?
That the executive branch enforces laws
300
The New England colonies attracted mainly __________ for settlement, while the Southern colonies attracted mostly _________ seeking financial gain.
families; young men
400
Why did some people support imperialism?
They thought it was important for trade/national defense/world power and they thought the U.S. was "civilizing" other countries
400
What type of journalism were American newspapers engaging in when they published that Spain had sunk the Maine without much evidence?
yellow journalism
400
What did the Roosevelt Corollary say?
That the U.S. would interfere in Latin America if it felt it was necessary to do so
400
A port of entry for European immigrants that was located in New York City
Ellis Island
400
The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonies from doing what?
settling west of the Appalachian mountains
500
What did Rudyard Kipling say was the "White Man's Burden"?
To "civilize"/"better" the people from the countries that they took over
500
What was one result of the Spanish American war?
America got new territories OR America became known as a world power
500
What did the Monroe Doctrine say?
That Europe could not interfere in Latin America
500
What happened in the nullification crisis?
South Carolina tried to nullify a federal tax that President Jackson had created
500
Someone who supported ratification of the Constitution, believed the President should have a lot of power, and held a loose interpretation of the Constitution, was most likely a member of which faction?