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The Great Plains is flat land, most of it is grassland, that lies west of the Mississippi River
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Imperialism is when the country's power is influenced through diplomacy or military force.
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in 1862 Abraham Lincoln gave people 160 arcs of public land for exchange homesteaders paid a small filing fee and were required to complete five years of continuous residence before receiving ownership of the land.
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A homesteading is a lifestyle of self-sufficiency
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it was 1,912-mile continuous railroad line and it was constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the existing eastern U.S. rail network at Omaha, Nebraska/Council Bluffs, Iowa with the Pacific coast at the Oakland Long Wharf on San Francisco Bay.
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President Chester A. Arthur signed a law on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers
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The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660–1783 which greatly influenced naval buildup in the years prior to World War I
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in 1890 the director of the U.S. Census Bureau announced that the frontier was closed
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Skookum Jim Mason, Dawson Charlie and George Washington Carmack found gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada's Yukon Territory,
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associated newspapers that present little or no legitimate well-researched news while instead using eye-catching headlines for increased sales. Techniques may include exaggerations of news events, scandal-mongering, or sensationalism.
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command ashore whose mission is to provide local logistic support to units of the operating forces (as in ship repair, personnel administration, pilotage, aerology, flight control, medical care)
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on Apr 21, 1898 America declared war on Spain
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The Treaty of Paris 1898, and the United States acquired Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines as territories. Cuba technically gained its independence
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a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.
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He was famous for leading the Rough Riders in a battle at San Juan Hill in Cuba. While he was president he gained the nickname The Trust Buster for breaking up large companies called monopolies. His most famous quote is "Speak softly and carry a big stick".
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the action or making a person place or thing into a a American character or nationality
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He was president of the Republic of Hawaii
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Cabot is most remembered for his opposition to the League of Nations and, thusly, the Treaty of Versailles.