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great plains
The Great Plains is flat land, most of it is grassland, that lies west of the Mississippi River -
imperialism
Imperialism is when the country's power is influenced through diplomacy or military force. -
homestead act of 1862
in 1862 Abraham Lincoln gave people 160 arcs of public land for exchange homesteaders paid a small filing fee and were required to complete five years of continuous residence before receiving ownership of the land. -
homesteader
A homesteading is a lifestyle of self-sufficiency -
Transcontinental rail road
it was 1,912-mile continuous railroad line and it was constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the existing eastern U.S. rail network at Omaha, Nebraska/Council Bluffs, Iowa with the Pacific coast at the Oakland Long Wharf on San Francisco Bay. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
President Chester A. Arthur signed a law on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers -
Alfred T. Mahan
The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660–1783 which greatly influenced naval buildup in the years prior to World War I -
"closing the western frontier "
in 1890 the director of the U.S. Census Bureau announced that the frontier was closed -
klondike gold rush
Skookum Jim Mason, Dawson Charlie and George Washington Carmack found gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada's Yukon Territory, -
yellow journalism
associated newspapers that present little or no legitimate well-researched news while instead using eye-catching headlines for increased sales. Techniques may include exaggerations of news events, scandal-mongering, or sensationalism. -
Naval station
command ashore whose mission is to provide local logistic support to units of the operating forces (as in ship repair, personnel administration, pilotage, aerology, flight control, medical care) -
Spanish-American war
on Apr 21, 1898 America declared war on Spain -
Acquisitions
The Treaty of Paris 1898, and the United States acquired Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines as territories. Cuba technically gained its independence -
missionaries
a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country. -
Theodore Roosevelt
He was famous for leading the Rough Riders in a battle at San Juan Hill in Cuba. While he was president he gained the nickname The Trust Buster for breaking up large companies called monopolies. His most famous quote is "Speak softly and carry a big stick". -
Americanization
the action or making a person place or thing into a a American character or nationality -
Sanford B. Dole
He was president of the Republic of Hawaii -
Henry Cabot Lodge
Cabot is most remembered for his opposition to the League of Nations and, thusly, the Treaty of Versailles.