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Urbanization
Urbanization refers to the population shift from rural to urban residency. Urbanization is very popular and common in the Little Elm area. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was a United States policy of opposing European colonialism in the Americas. -
Alfred T. Mahan
Alfred Thayer Mahan was a United States naval officer and historian, who John Keegan called "the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century." -
Sanford B. Dole
Sanford Ballard Dole was a lawyer and jurist in the Hawaiian Islands as a kingdom, protectorate, republic and territory. A descendant of the American missionary community to Hawaii. -
Theodore (Teddy) Rooseveltt
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was an American statesman and writer who served as the 26th President. -
Homesteader
Homesteading is a lifestyle of self-sufficiency. It is characterized by subsistence agriculture, home preservation of food, and may also involve the small scale production of textiles, clothing, and craftwork for household use or sale. -
Homestead Act of 1862
President Abe encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land. They did had to pay a small filling fee. -
"Civil War Amendments" (13, 14, 15)
These amendments were designed to ensure equality for recently emancipated slaves. These amendments were very to me and I'm pretty sure it was important to a lot of African Americans. -
Acquisitions
The United States acquired Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines as territories. Cuba technically gained its independence. -
Assimilation
Assimilation is the process in which a minority group or culture comes to resemble those of a dominant group. An example of this is two football teams coming to together to hate one team. -
Transcontinental Railroad
This railroad was a 1,912-mile continuous railroad line. It connected the existing eastern U.S. rail network at Omaha, Nebraska/Council Bluffs, Iowa. -
Imperialism
Imperialism is a state policy, practice, or advocacy of extending power and dominion, especially by direct territorial acquisition or by gaining political and economic control of other areas. -
Industrialization
Industrialization is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial society. Involving the extensive re-organisation of an economy for the purpose of manufacturing. -
Immigration
The act of trying to live in a foreign country permanently. The biggest immigration race is hispanics. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
This was a law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. -
"Closing of the Western Frontier"
A year after the Oklahoma Land Rush, the director of the U.S. Census Bureau announced that the frontier was closed. -
Klondike Gold Rush
This a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of the Yukon in north-western Canada. -
Spanish- American War
(fun fact: this was on our test).The Spanish–American War was fought between the United States and Spain in 1898. Hostilities began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of the USS Maine. -
Yellow Journalism
This is known for making newspaper and using exaggeration. -
Missionaries
A person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country. -
Rural& Urban
A rural area or countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Urban is a city or town. -
Americanization
Americanization is the influence American culture and business have on other countries. In my opinion China is the biggest at from sports all they to there restaurants. -
Naval Station
A naval base, navy base, or military port is a military base, where warships and naval ships are docked when they have no mission at sea or want to restock. Usually ships may also perform some minor repairs. -
Henry Cabot Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge was an American Republican Congressman and historian from Massachusetts. A member of the prominent Lodge family, he received his PhD in history from Harvard University. -
Great Plains
The Great Plains is the broad expanse of flat land. Much of it covered in prairie, steppe, and grassland.
