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Naval Station
George Washington was the first to create a Navy when they ran out of ammunition. -
Rural & Urban
Rural area was considered the area where farming took place. Urban areas was where in cities and factories were located. -
Monroe Doctrine
President James Monroe declaration preventing Europe from colonizing on the American Continent. -
Missionaries
Groups of people who travel to hopefully spread their religious standpoint. -
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Immigration
Starting with the immigration of the Irish (potato famine) and the Chinese, people from different nations began to move to the United States. Most immigrants went to work on the railroads. -
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Alfred T. Mahan
A US naval officer. Served in the Civil War. Became a historian and lectured and wrote books on Naval forces. -
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Sanford B. Dole
The first governor of the Territory of Hawaii after it was annexed by the United States. The only American to have leadership in a foreign area. -
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Henry Cabot Lodge
A US senator (Republican). Supported the Lodge Bill (was denied) which was to protect the voting rights of African Americans. Opposed the League of Nations. -
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Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt
Hero of the Spanish-American war. President of the United States. Imperialist advocate. -
Homestead Act of 1862
A government encouraged way to persuade citizens to move west. Granted the person 160 acres of land for a cheap fee. -
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Transcontinental Railroad
A railroad connected in 1869 by two companies that went across the entire continent of America (East to West). The Central Pacific consisted of mostly Chinese immigrants and built east. The Union Pacific consisted of mostly Irish immigrants and built west. -
Homesteader
Citizen(s) who pays the fee to gain 160 acres of land. This person were to manage their family by using self-sufficiency tactics (like farming for themselves and their family only). -
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“Civil War Amendment” (13,14,15)
13th: Set to abolish slavery
14th: Gave former slaves equal rights
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Industrialization
The industrial growth that followed with the expansion of America, gold rushes, and railroads. This industry was primarily started in the east and slowly took over farming. -
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Great Plains
A grand area of flat land that was used for farming and for building the railroad. Gained with the Louisiana Purchase and the Texas annexation. -
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Imperialism (Expansionism)
The effort to conform everyone (internally) to the culture of an American. Ex: Teaching Native Americans english. -
Assimilation
The movement in which Americans sought to conform the Native Americans. This was the peaceful way to remove their culture. -
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Urbanization
The growth in population settling in urban areas (like cities) opposed to rural areas (like farms). This occurred around the same time as Industrialization because people wanted to live closer to work. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Suspended the immigration of Chinese people/laborers. -
“Closing of the Western Frontier”
A magnitude of people were settled into the West that was no longer considered “wilderness”. -
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Yellow Journalism
Type of newspaper/media that used attention grabbing headers and little-to-none facts. Essentially the Fake News of the late 19th Century. -
Klondike Gold Rush
The discovery of gold in Alaska caused a migration of miners to travel and search for gold. Only 13% of gold diggers discovered gold but the real profiters were the townsmen who sold equipment. -
Spanish-American War
The United States declared war on Spain after they sunk the Battleship Maine. The Treaty of Paris was signed to end the war. We gained land. -
Acquisitions (major ones we got from the Spanish-American War)
We acquired Puerto Rico, Guam, and Philippines during the Spanish-American War -
Americanization
A movement in which Americans decided to accept immigrants into the country. They taught the immigrants the english language and about the American culture.
