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Assimilation
Process of one group/culture adjusting to a more dominant group.
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Industrialization
A period where technology started to advance rapidly and began to be integrated in everyday life. -
Naval Station
Is basically a naval act or document which was passed by the 3rd United States Congress.Then it was signed and enforced by President George Washington.This act simply authorized the construction of six frigates or ships at the cost of $688,888.82 -
Monroe Doctrine
Was a document that warned European countries not to interfere with the western hemisphere by stating "that the American continents. . .are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers which basically means that the us rejected further immigrants trying to migrate to the US. -
Missionaries
It was a group of 12 missionaries how fought for the equality or right for formal slaves to read and form churches for there personal religion. people One thing that former slaves thirsted for most was religion, and they began forming their own churches. Because of this, many of them desired literacy in order to read the Bible. The government allowed these black Americans to have schools and a equal education which helped create the foundation of equality. -
Homestead Act of 1862
Abraham Lincoln sign a law of the home act encouraging westerns migrants to have 160 Acres of public land.and homesteaders paid a small filing fee and were required to complete five years of continuous residence before receiving ownership of the land. -
Homesteader
it is a law that gave away free land to the adult male or widow who agreed to work for it for 5 years.its also a person who claimed land on the great plains under the home act of 1862. -
Civil War Ammendments
13th- Abolishment of slavery
14th- Addresses the rights of former slaves
15th- Allowed former slaves/people of color to vote -
Transcontinental Railroad
it is a trail route across the United states, that was finished in 1869. was the project of two railroad companies: the Union Pacific built from the east, and the Central Pacific built from the west. The two lines met in Utah. -
Imperialism (Expansionism)
Was a time period when the US choose to expand economic and military influence marked by international conflicts between other countries.Which led to the use of military power to help open new markets, and the acquisition of new territories. -
Immigration
The act of an individual or group moving to another country in which they do not originally come from or posses legal citizenship.
We see the first example in North America with the pilgrims in the 1600's. Although the most immense wave of immigration began much later. -
Chinese exclusion act
The Chinese exclusion act was a united states federal law. that was signed by president Chester A. -
"Closing of the Western Frontier"
The end of unexplored/unsettled land. -
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. -
Alfred T. Mahan
Is known for writing a book called, "The Influence of Sea Power on History," which was a huge turning point in American Imperialism. The book talked about the importance of a strong navy for world trade.So America basically began multiplying and expanding its fleet by creating naval bases on many islands in the Pacific. -
Spanish-American War
A war between Spain and the United States, fought in 1898. The war began as an intervention by the United States on behalf of Cuba. -
Acquisition(Received from Spanish American War)
Was basically a list of territories we received after Spain and the US signed the Adams ones treaty and Spain had to give up that land.
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Theodore(Teddy Roosevelt)
Is known for leading a group of American Army volunteers known as the "Rough Riders" in Cuba during the Spanish American War. Then as president he led the growth of the U.S. to become an international power by building a massive navy and economic strength and developing policies like the Roosevelt Corollary.Otherwise known as the imperialism expansion. -
Rural and Urban
Rural- Farm land/country side
Urban- Cities, associated with technology
People began to move to the city to look for jobs. -
Americanization
The influence of American culture, media, cuisine in other countries. -
Urbanization
Process of an area becoming more urban.between the people in thearea -
Henry Cabot Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge would be one of the first people to receive a doctorate from Harvard University. His political career would also start at the state legislature and move to the US House of Representatives and would then be elected US Senate. Lodge would be concerned when Woodrow Wilson advocated for a world organization.He also would become leader of the US isolationists. Lodge would oppose the US from joining the League of Nations. -
Great plains
it is the prairie region of grasslands in North America extending from Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
