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Missionaries
A member of a religious group sent out to help others in foreign countries. -
Immigration
Residents of other countries come to America to be apart of the "New World". -
Urbanization
Small towns grow to turn into bigger and urban center for expansion. -
Monroe Doctrine
Signed by Abraham Lincoln which granted 160 acres of land to anyone for $18 -
Industrialization
The process of change between industries of people. Industry and Machine Manufacturing. -
Alfred T. Mahan
A united states naval officer who John Keegan called "the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century." -
Sanford B. Dole
He was a lawyer and a descendent of the American missionary. -
Henry Cabot Lodge
A male historian treaty ensured the U.S. never joined the League of Nations. -
Theodore Roosevelt
governor of New York and the 26th president. -
Homestead Act of 1862
The homestead act was signed into law by Abraham Lincoln and encouraged western land expansion. -
Homesteader
A life style of self sufficiency. -
"Civil War Amendments" (13, 14, 15)
These Amendments were designed to ensure equality for the recently emancipated slaves. -
Great Plains
The first pioneers to travel westward crossed the great plains. -
Transcontinental Railroad
A train route across the U.S. providing transportation for settlers moving westward. -
Imperialism
A policy to extend of power of a country. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Prohibition of immigrants of Chinese laborers -
"Closing of the Western Frontier"
The western frontier was closed a year after the Oklahoma land rush. The acted was announced by the director of the U.S. Census Bureau. -
Klondike Gold Rush
The prospecting of immigrants from their hometowns to Canada where gold was discovered. -
Spanish-American War
The U.S. declared war on Spain after the sinking of the battleship Maine in the Havana harbor. In the conclusion of the war the U.S. gained Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines then gained control over Cuba. -
Yellow Journalism
Over exaggeration of articles and new post. -
Acquisitions
- Puerto rico
- Guam
- Philippines
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Americanization
The influence of American culture we had on other countries. -
Naval Station
Water front location near James town. -
Rural & Urban
Urban areas are considered cities, towns, and suburbs. While, rural area are considered villages and hamlets. -
Assimilation
Acquiring the social and psychological characteristics of a group.
