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Industrialization
The development of industries and companies on a large scale or even worldwide scale in some instances. -
Rural & Urban
A plot of land turned to be useful for a small community of humans (rural). Usually a large expanse of land turned cities and large settlements for huge communities of humans (urban). -
Missionaries
A person sent on a religious mission to promote a specific belief; most commonly Christianity. -
Monroe Doctrine
Any intervention by an external power is considered a potentially hostile attack against the US. -
Great Plains
A broad expanse of flat land, usually used for grazing animals of different kinds. Most of it is covered in prairie and grasslands. It lies East of the Rocky's. -
Alred T. Mahan
A naval officer and historian who was highly respected and influential of sea power. -
Assimilation
The process of fully understanding ideas and taking in information. In history, large migrant groups of ethnic heritage were changed to fit the dominant cultures in which people would choose to try to learn about the minority groups. -
Homestead Act of 1862
Encouraged Western migration due to the lack of industrialization in the west compared to the east side of the America. -
Homesteader
A lifestyle of self sufficiency, meaning a land owner takes care of themselves without the need of external resources. -
Transcontinental Railroad
Railroad that stretches the expanse of the US, used for transporting cargo, messages, people, and items for trade. -
Civil War Amendments
Amendments passed after the Union won the Civil War in the US. The 13th amendment banned slavery. The 14th amendment granted the people protection and rights as a citizen. The 15th amendment allowed African American men to vote. -
Imperialism
Extending a country's power by force or diplomacy. -
Immigration
The process of leaving a place with past citizenship and gaining citizenship in another country. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law passed that prohibited Chinese laborers from immigrating to the US. -
Closing of the Western Frontier
The consensus where the population density of two people per square mile across a certain point no longer existed. -
Klondike Gold Rush
A migration of about 100k prospectors to North-West Canada in search of gold mines. -
Spanish-American War
A war started by the US as an intervention on Cuba's behalf. Fought between Spain and US. -
Yellow Journalism
Crude exaggeration of a specific story in the news or a newspaper. -
Acquisitions
Gained from the Spanish-American war, the US gained Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines as territories. Cuba gained independence and protection from the US. -
Sanford B Dole
Was a lawyer and a jurist in the Hawaii territory. He advocated the westernization of the Hawaiian government. -
Americanization
Making a person or object American in character or nationality. It is the influence of American culture into other cultures and countries. -
Urbanization
Turning a plot of land into a place for homes and places for a large community. -
Henry Cabot Lodge
Was an American Republican Congressman and historian from Massachusetts. -
Naval Station
A place on land that gives commands to the operating forces at sea.
