US Expansion by Lucas

US Expansion

lucas_da_boss — 2014-10-20 13:54:19 UTC

In the early 1800's, America decided to go to

Hawaii and expand there

Alaska Purchase

user_1412704468 — 2014-10-20 14:05:32 UTC

William H. Seward arranged to buy

Alaska from Russia for 7.2 million dollars.

Trade with Asia

user_1412704468 — 2014-10-20 14:10:04 UTC

European countries were strong countries, and

they started to make trades with east Asian countries.

Expansion

lucas_da_boss — 2014-10-20 14:15:05 UTC

Our expansion had to do a lot with

economics and technology

Oregon Trail...

lucas_da_boss — 2014-10-20 14:17:13 UTC

...it started in 1860

Moses Austin

lucas_da_boss — 2014-10-20 14:18:24 UTC

Moses Austin and his brother

helped expand into Mexico

Norman Ausning

lucas_da_boss — 2014-10-20 14:26:19 UTC

Norman wrote a document for China that stopped the

Chinese Exclusion act

Gold!!!

lucas_da_boss — 2014-10-20 14:28:52 UTC

In 1848, gold was discovered in California, which lead to a population boom

Native Americans

lucas_da_boss — 2014-10-20 14:33:25 UTC

The Native American population in

California dropped from around 150,000

to around 30,000 from 1848-1860

Asia (China/Japan)

lucas_da_boss — 2014-10-23 17:33:08 UTC

North America

lucas_da_boss — 2014-10-23 17:33:20 UTC

Islands (Pacific & Atlantic)

lucas_da_boss — 2014-10-23 17:33:27 UTC

U.S. Mainland

lucas_da_boss — 2014-10-23 17:33:45 UTC

lucas_da_boss — 2014-10-23 17:34:03 UTC

LucasKev/World Picture

user_1412704468 — 2014-10-23 17:35:53 UTC

This picture represents about how countries were expanding rapidly in this time period

Crash Course Video

user_1412704468 — 2014-10-23 17:39:28 UTC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6tRp-zRUJs

Spanish-American War

lucas_da_boss — 2014-10-23 17:42:04 UTC

Causes

lucas_da_boss — 2014-10-29 00:04:39 UTC

• Roots of imperialisim

• Spanish control

• American sympathy

• Yellow Journalisim

• De Lôme letter

• Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine

Spanish-American War & Onwards

lucas_da_boss — 2014-10-29 14:16:34 UTC

Who?

lucas_da_boss — 2014-10-29 14:16:57 UTC

Some important people included:

• Joseph Pulitzer

• William Mickennly

• George Dewey

• Amilou Anogonlo

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lucas_da_boss — 2014-10-29 14:17:50 UTC

What?

lucas_da_boss — 2014-10-29 14:18:29 UTC

Some of the stuff going on included:

• Treaties with Cuba

• War with Spain

• Battling in the Philippines

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When?

lucas_da_boss — 2014-10-29 14:18:58 UTC

The time period was in the mid to late 1800's

Where?

lucas_da_boss — 2014-10-29 14:19:13 UTC

Some places included:

• Santiago

• Kettle Hill

Why?

lucas_da_boss — 2014-10-29 14:19:25 UTC

Some reasons include:

• Cuba wanted freedom

• The Spanish Empire was dying, so Spain tried to secure Cuba

General Notes

lucas_da_boss — 2014-10-29 14:28:33 UTC

• The U.S. Navy was also fighting halfway across the globe in the Philippines

• Other countries (like Germany) wanted the Philippines

• America actually did end up securing Cuba for themselves

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lucas_da_boss — 2014-11-05 01:49:30 UTC

lucas_da_boss — 2014-11-05 01:49:39 UTC

America's Foreign Policy

lucas_da_boss — 2014-11-05 01:50:05 UTC

America's Foreign Affairs

lucas_da_boss — 2014-11-05 01:52:18 UTC

America started to get even more involved

with other countries, even going as far as to

lease land from other countries and make large

loans. We also didn't hesitate to get involved

with Latin American countries, like Mexico in the

Mexican Revolution

Consequences of Our Actions

lucas_da_boss — 2014-11-05 02:01:04 UTC

Some of the effects of these actions included:

• Getting pulled into battles

• Making large loans and giving large sums of money

• Changing the world (ex. The Panama Canal)

lucas_da_boss — 2014-11-05 02:03:32 UTC