U.S. History Chapter 17
what became the main crop of the great plains ?
wheat
this occured at the end of the indian wars
wounded knee massacre
what term refers to sensationalized news reporting ?
yellow journalism
what territory did america purchase from russia ?
alaska
what term means the extension of power by one people or country over another ?
imperialism
ESSAY: contrast america's acquisition of alaska with its acquisition of hawaii.
american missionaries had come to the island. they had enjoyed remarkable success in winning many islanders to christ. the united states acquired alaska from russia by purchand. whereas hawaii was acquired by vote of congress following uprising against native rulers by american planters.
what invention enabled farmers to fence their land on the treeless plains ?
barbed wire
american victory over the spanish fleet in the pacific
battle of manila bay
antiforeign movement in china
boxer rebellion
the purpose of this was to move cattle to a railroad terminal
cattle drive
the subject of this was the plight of the indians
century of dishonor
a leader of a band of nez perce indians
chief joseph
the first transcontinental railroad was built primarily by immigrants from
china and ireland
military leader of the sioux during the sioux war
crazy horse
parceled out indian tribal lands
dawes acts
the american foreign policy during the last half of the 1800s included ?
defending the western hemisphere against european intervention, extending the US territory, and creating new trading opportunities.
he was a filipino revolutionary
emilio aguinaldo
spanish ambassador who insulted president mckinley in a private letter
enrique dupuy de lome
colonel who lost his life at the battle of little bighorn
george armstrong custer
american commodore who defeated the spanish navy in the philippines
george dewey
as the result of the spanish-american war, what land was gained ?
guam, philippines, and puerto rico
what area became the fiftieth state ?
hawaii
provided a 160-acre land grant in the west
homestead act
oklahoma was settled by ?
land rushes
american commodore who negotiated a treaty with the japanese
matthew perry
napoleon appointed ruler of mexico
maximilian
what happened after the french revolution ?
mexicans executed maximilian
this initiated free trade in china
open door policy
movement intended to achieve great unity among nations in the western hemisphere
pan-americanism
the ___ on which the american government forced the indians to be moved to were arid, barren lands.
reservations
they were a colunteer unit during the spanish-american war
rough riders
political leader of the sioux during the sioux war
sitting bull
ESSAY: describe the relationship between china and the united states at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century.
the chinese resented attempts by foreign powers to determine the future of their country. the united states only wanted free trade, not in establishing a colony. chinese did not want western influence and traditions. proposed open door policy and boxer rebellion.
which mine in nevada was one of the richest in the american west ?
the comstock lode
what is the significance of promontory point, utah ?
the first transcontinental railroads met
ESSAY: name three factors that contributed to the start of the spanish-american war.
the three factors that contributed to the start of the spanish-american war were yellow journalism, the de lome letter, and the sinking of the uss maine. Yellow journalism was american newspapers fanned popular support for war with sensationalized stories of the cuban revolt. the de lome letter was a letter written by a spanish ambassador insulting mckinley.
settled three longstanding disagreements between britain and the united states
treaty of washington
which railroad company began work in omaha, nebraska, and built westward ?
union pacific