united states imperialism and how we acquired Alaska and hawaii by Cadence La https://padlet.com/45854/k1bea16kaq1z Made with good vibes:) en-us 2017-02-13 20:36:59 UTC 2023-02-17 13:17:36 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Planets.png annexation definition 45854 https://padlet.com/45854/k1bea16kaq1z/wish/153568986 append or add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document.]]> 2017-02-13 20:46:11 UTC https://padlet.com/45854/k1bea16kaq1z/wish/153568986 why did america want Hawaii? 45854 https://padlet.com/45854/k1bea16kaq1z/wish/153574847 they wanted Hawaii so that they can build an empire that was stronger than all of the others, (they were also very greedy)

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Hawaiians felt like they had lost their selves to Americans but, until they were bought by them they felt safer from the Spanish Philippines.]]> 2017-02-13 21:16:41 UTC https://padlet.com/45854/k1bea16kaq1z/wish/153574847 why did Russia sell Alaska to the americans 45854 https://padlet.com/45854/k1bea16kaq1z/wish/153871334 The l U.S. Civil War delayed the sale, but after the war, Secretary of State William Seward quickly took up a renewed Russian offer and on March 30, 1867, agreed to a proposal from Russian Minister in Washington, Edouard de Stoeckl, to purchase Alaska for $7.2 million.]]> 2017-02-14 21:06:01 UTC https://padlet.com/45854/k1bea16kaq1z/wish/153871334 who was william seward 45854 https://padlet.com/45854/k1bea16kaq1z/wish/153871995 William Henry Seward was United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and earlier served as Governor of New York and United States Senator.]]> 2017-02-14 21:09:55 UTC https://padlet.com/45854/k1bea16kaq1z/wish/153871995 sewards folly 45854 https://padlet.com/45854/k1bea16kaq1z/wish/153872167  the transaction in 1867 in which the United States Secretary of State William Henry Seward purchased Alaska from Russia.]]> 2017-02-14 21:10:46 UTC https://padlet.com/45854/k1bea16kaq1z/wish/153872167 why did Russia want america to buy Alaska? 45854 https://padlet.com/45854/k1bea16kaq1z/wish/153872389 Russia wanted to sell its Alaskan territory, fearing that it might be seized if war broke out with the United Kingdom.]]> 2017-02-14 21:12:10 UTC https://padlet.com/45854/k1bea16kaq1z/wish/153872389 what were the benefits of owning Alaska? 45854 https://padlet.com/45854/k1bea16kaq1z/wish/153872684 the benefits were, gold rush, when Russia sold Alaska america discovered gold which brought a rapid influx towards it which made us richer and more powerful.]]> 2017-02-14 21:13:47 UTC https://padlet.com/45854/k1bea16kaq1z/wish/153872684