Studied by 72 people
land grants
railroads received about 20 million acres of this
Homestead Act
very popular with farmers
provided 160 acre land grants
"The Great American Desert"
contrary to what people might think, it was actually very fertile and covered with grass
Indian reservations
the land that was allotted to the Indians was usually poor/useless
Matthew Perry
not welcome in Japan
negotiated a treaty with them
Pan-American Congress of 1889
generally considered to be a failure
Christian missions
one positive result of imperialism
Sitting Bull
political leader of the sioux
Crazy Horse
military leader of the sioux
George Armstrong Custer
lost his life at the battle of little bighorn
(Chief) Joseph
called the Indian Napoleon
Maximilian I
puppet emperor of Mexico
Enrique Dupuy de Lome
wrote a letter in which he insulted president McKinley
George Dewey
defeated the Spanish Navy in the Philippines
Emilio Aguinaldo
Filipino revolutionary
Wounded Knee Massacre
bloody attack on Indians who had already surrendered
Dawes Act
parceled out Indian tribal lands
Treaty of Washington
settled longstanding differences between Great Britain and the United States
Treaty of Kanagawa
agreement that opened Japan to trade with the west
Pan-Americanism
movement which had the goal of achieving greater unity amongst the nations of the western hemisphere
Open Door Policy
free trade in China
Boxer Rebellion
antiforeigner movement in China
put down by an international military force
Battle of Manilla
American victory over Spanish fleet in the Pacific
Barbed Wire
enabled farmers to fence their land
Sioux Wars
last major effort by Indians to retain their lands
Imperialism
the extension of power by one people or country over another
Faith missions
mission boards that were not supported by funds from a single denomination
Yellow Journalism
sensationalized style of news reporting that was popular in the late 19th century U.S.
Spanish-American War
fought over the independence of Cuba
Immigrants working on the railroad
primarily from China and Ireland
Promontory Point, Utah
the junction where the transcontinental railroad was linked
Comstock Lode
-the ore was part silver and part gold
produced 400 million dollars worth of ore by 1900 and a town of about 30,000 people sprang up near the mine
Result of the end of the open-range cattle industry
came about due to the fencing of farms, over grazing of cattle, and the expansion of the railroads
Oklahoma
settled by land rushes
Wheat
main crop of the Great Plains
Buffalo Hunting
key to the culture of the Plains Indians
American goals in the Indian Wars
move Indians to reservations
"A Century of Dishonor"
written about the Indian's plight
American Foreign Affairs in the 19th century
defending the western hemisphere from European interference, extending U.S. territory, creating new trade opportunities
Purchase of Alaska
from Russia in 1867
Annexation of Hawaii
Hawaii was annexed by the U.S. in 1898
Student Volunteer Movement
focused on the recruitment of missionaries
Rough Riders
volunteer unit during the Spanish American War
Territories acquired by the U.S. after the Spanish American War
Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico
How did Homestead farmers adapt to their arid growing conditions?
Farmers adopted dry farming (pack sod and moisture absorbing things and put them around crops so they could grow)
If they could not irrigate, they would use water pumps connected to windmills to draw water out of the ground
How did the Indian Victory at Little Bighorn actually work to the advantage of the U.S. Army?
Indians thought the war was over after this battle, disbanded their armies, and went home while the American army ordered more reinforcement and supplies
American army was in a much better position to continue fighting
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