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Jan 1, 1540
Great Plains
The expansion of flat land -
Industrialization
The growth of industries within a place -
Monroe Doctrine
Any change in politics amongst the Americas will lead to nothing but hostility towards the U.S. -
Alfred T. Mahan
The most important American strategist of the 19th century -
Sanford B. Dole
Lawyer and jurist as a republican -
Henry Cabot Lodge
An American Republican Congressman and historian from Massachusetts -
Missionaries
A person sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country -
Homestead of 1862
160 acres of federal land given to U.S. citizens -
Homesteader
A person living a self sufficient lifestyle -
Civil War Amendments
Abolishing slaves to be equal with the rest of society -
Klondike Gold Rush
Migration by 10,000 people from Canada in search of the gold fields nearby the Klondike river -
Transcontinental Railroad
Union Pacific built from East, Central Pacific built from West and met in Utah. -
Imperialism
Extending a country's power within its war force -
Chinese Exclusion Act
First law that restricted any immigration -
Closing of the Western Frontier
Oklahoma land rush being closed, preventing the density of population to no longer exist -
Yellow Journalism
Newspaper uses that attract readers and stir circulation -
Spanish-American War
The U.S. fought for what they demanded for, which was control over Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philipines. But was mostly started over partial control over Cuba. -
Acquisitions
The U.S. acquiring Guam, Philipines, and Puerto Rico as territories -
Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt
Led a group of volunteers for the Spanish-American war -
Naval Station
A job given to apply local support of the operating forces -
Immigration
Moving to another place to live their permanently -
Urbanization
making a place into a town or city -
Rural & Urban
The country part of the town or the city -
Americanization
Making a person american -
Assimilation
when you understand something to the fullest
