U.S. History Chapter 17

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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


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