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Assimilation
1790- 1920
it's the process of adapting/adjusting to the culture of a group or nation -
Missionaries
a person from a religious group that performs religious rituals and informs others of the religion -
Homesteader
LATE 1800'S
person who claimed land on the Great Plains -
Imperialism (Expansionism)
when the U.S. economic/military influence was marked by international conflicts.
-the use of military power to open new markets -
Monroe Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine two major rules: 1) That the United States WILL NOT allow European countries to start new colonies and interfere with independent countries in the continents of North America or South America. 2) That the United States would not interfere with existing European colonies nor get involved with conflicts between European countries. -
Great Plains
1862-1900's
Where Americans who traveled crossed when going WestWard of the United States. -
Homestead Act of 1862
The president (Abraham Lincoln) offered 150 acres of FREE land to Americans who would Western frontier -
Transcontinental Railroad
a 1,912-mile railroad that connected the east to the west -
Industrialization
1870-1916
an economy goes to primarily agricultural to manufacturing
(Ex: Farmer picks cotton >>> Machine picks cotton) -
Civil War Amendements 13, 14, 15
APPROVED IN 1870
13th: abolished slavery 14th: it addressed that citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws was proposed in response to issues related to former slaves 15th: prohibits the government from denying U.S. citizens the right to vote based on race, color, or past servitude. -
Immigrantion
1800's- 1920's- PRESENT
Where people from countries outside of a certain country move to that country without any citizenship.
EX: People from Mexico moving to USA. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
an act that prohibited all immigration of Chinese laborers -
urban and rural
urban - migration to the cities
rural - an area outside a city that isn't populated -
"Closing the Western Frontier"
Americans have discovered the whole united states and was populated. -
Alfred T Mahan
he encouraged the US to become strong in the area of battle in the waters; navy.
- he made books called: Influence of Sea Power upon History, and The Influence of Sea Power upon the French -
Yellow Journalism
1895-1898
It pushed the United States towards getting involved in that the Spanish American War. -
Klondike Gold Rush
when 100,000 people migration to the Klondike region of the Yukon in north-western Canada -
US acquisitions
The United States acquired Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines as territory from the Spanish American War. -
Spanish American War
United States declared war on Spain after the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor. -
Sanford B Dole
1900-1903
-first president of the Republic of Hawaii
-first governor of the Territory of Hawaii after it was annexed by the United States.Jun 5, 2018 -
Theodore Roosevelt
He created "The Foreign Policy"
-"Big Stick Policy."
- "speak softly and carry a big stick."
Big Stick diplomacy is the policy of to carefully negotiation and support itself with the unspoken threat of a powerful military -
Naval Station
a navy base owned by the United States Navy -
Urbanization
1910-1920
Many people of a population live in the same area; cities and suburbs
EX: many people from texas moving to dallas, dallas grows with buildings and people -
Americanization
Americanization is the influence American culture has on the culture on other countries. EX: pop music, clothing, etc -
Henry Cabot Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge was a Republican who disagreed with the Versailles Treaty
- He led a miniature movement between senators too make change happen to the League of Nations IF they voted in favor of the Treaty of Versailles
