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Great Plains
A plain is land with relatively low relief(elevation), that is flat or gently rolling. Prairies and steppers are types of plains..The Great Plains is a vest region of North America which lies west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains . -
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Transcontinental railroad
Its a railroad built across the American continent, connecting the western and western coast of the United States. For example the transcontinental railroad allowed Americans to travel from the east coast quickly and comfortably. -
Monroe doctrine
Is a policy introduced by president James Monroe that stated further efforts by European countries interfere with states in America would be viewed as a threat to americas security.And the U.S would not interfere with the Western Hemisphere as well -
Alfred T. Mahan
He was a powerful Navy is essential to protect trade routes...Hawaii would be an important naval base in the pacific.(Admiral Alfred T Mahan, U.S. Navy. -
Urbanization
The migration of people from rural areas. and villages into high population density "cites" and the associated growth of these cities and the transformation of their physical, social and economic environment. -
Missionaries
Its people who travel to other territories in order make them convert(change) religion.For example The Spanish missionaries forced natives to be catholic. -
industrialization
It's the process in which a society or country transforms itself from a primarily agricultural society into one based on the manufacturing of goods and services. -
Henry cabot lodge
Did not want the U.S. to join the league of nations!, feared the United States would be joining an alliance, Feared the league of nations would order U.S Troops all over the World. -
The civil war amendments 13,14,15.
13 amendment-all slaves would now be free.
14th amendment-formers slaves were now American citizens(and should be treated equally
14th amendment- Former saves had the right to vote(Men) -
homesteader
The homestead act granted 160 acres of land to any American farmer,In return, the American farmers had to pay the American government $10,live on the land for five years, Build a home within six months of receiving land, grow crops. -
homestead act of 1862
The homestead act was apiece of legislation passed by the United States.Congress and signed into law by president Abraham Lincoln 1862.under the law people could claim a set amount of land if they lived on it for 5 years while also farming it. -
imperialism
It occurs when a strong nation takes over a weaker nation or region and dominates its economic, political, and cultural life. -
Americanization
Is the process of becoming American or in other words it would turn immigrants into loyal and moral citizens.It means civil incorporation, becoming a part of the polity -
Assimilation
To become more similar to a larger whole, to blend into or adjust to a main culture.For example bringing the native Americans into "American" society and culture. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
It was the first major law restricting immigration to the US.Chinese immigrant was driving down their wages and threatening white "racial purity".It suspended Chinese immigrants for ten years and declared Chinese immigrants ineligible for naturalization. -
Klondike Gold rush
A rush of thousands of. people in the 1890s toward the Klondike gold mining district in northwestern Canada after gold was discovered there. -
closing of the western frontier
meant there were no areas of the continent which were unoccupied by Americans. The dream of manifest Destiny had come to fruition.From the signing of the treaty of Paris to until the end of the 19th century, there had always been unsettled land to the wast or at least land which Americans had not settled yet. -
Sandford B.dole
An American politician who was part of a group of businessmen who forced a new Hawaii constitution and removed queen Liliuokalani from power by threatening her people with the U.S. Navy. He refused president Grover Clevelands order to make liliuokani the queen again. -
Spanish- American War
Independence movement in Cuba led to war with Spain in 1998.USS Maine blew up in cuban harbor, nobody knew who did it.Yellow journalist, who used sensational headlines and pictures, blamed Spanish. -
yellow journalism
Newspaper stories that are not necessarily true to men the. stories seem more appealing to the public.Used to increase paper circulation prior to the Spanish American war by exaggerating misdeeds of Spain prior war. -
Theodore Roosevelt
He became the youngest president and brings progressive ideas to White House. Favored big business, but supported regulations and progressive reform ideas. -
immigration
Is the process whereby an individual or a group of individuals abandon their home country in order to live permanently in a different place with better working conditions and quality of life compared to their home country. -
rural and urban
Urban means cities, places that are busy and more pavement than grass and rural means the opposite of urbanite means a lot of nature.The most famous places which would be classed a rural would br places in the country side. -
Naval Station
Its a command ashore whose mission is to provide local logistic support to units of the operating for example as in sip, personnel administration, pilotage, aerology,fight control, medical care.
