Spanish-American War Overview

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Why did Americans look beyond their borders in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

Business owners desired overseas markets and some Americans dreamed of expanding their territory from ocean to ocean.

What was the significance of the Louisiana Purchase?

It almost doubled US territory with one land purchase.

What did Napoleon view the Louisiana territory as?

A needless burden.

Why did President Jefferson initially find the Louisiana Purchase potentially unconstitutional?

The Constitution does not provide for how to expand or purchase land with taxpayers' income. Signup and view all the answers

What was the price of the Louisiana Territory in the Louisiana Purchase?

$15 million. Signup and view all the answers

What did business owners desire in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

Overseas markets. Signup and view all the answers

What event led to the United States declaring war against Spain in 1898?

The explosion of the USS Maine Signup and view all the answers

What territories did Spain cede to the United States in the Treaty of Paris?

Guam and Puerto Rico Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the Open Door Policy in China?

To ensure the USA had access to the natural resources in China and to protect US economic interests in Asia Signup and view all the answers

What was the original plan for the Panama Canal?

A sea-level canal to be dug along the path of the Panama Railroad Signup and view all the answers

What were some of the challenges faced by the French during the construction of the Panama Canal?

Impassable jungle, torrential rain, insects, snakes, swamps, diseases like smallpox and yellow fever Signup and view all the answers

What did the United States do when Colombia grew reticent in its negotiations for the Panama Canal?

Roosevelt and Panamanian business interests collaborated on a revolution Signup and view all the answers

How did the United States secure the rights to build the Panama Canal?

By negotiating a favorable treaty with the newly formed nation of Panama Signup and view all the answers

When did the Panama Canal officially open?

August 15, 1914 Signup and view all the answers

What was the main reason for the United States becoming involved in the Spanish-American War?

Reports of oppression and suffering of Cubans at the hands of the Spanish Signup and view all the answers

What did the United States pay Spain for the Philippines after the Spanish-American War?

$20 million Signup and view all the answers

What did the United States gain from the Spanish-American War?

Territories such as the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Open Door Policy for American foreign policy?

It was a cornerstone of American foreign policy in East Asia for more than 40 years Signup and view all the answers

Who led Hawaii as a hereditary monarch?

native Hawaiians were united under one leader Signup and view all the answers

What was the principal foreign policy goal for the United States regarding Hawaii since the 1840s?

keeping European powers out of Hawaii Signup and view all the answers

What event led to the forced abdication of Queen Liliuokalani?

an uprising staged by the Sugar Planters Signup and view all the answers

What was the military significance of Hawaiian naval bases during the war with Spain in 1898?

as a way station to the Spanish Philippines Signup and view all the answers

Who signed the joint resolution annexing/adding Hawaii to the United States?

President William McKinley Signup and view all the answers

What led to the American minister raising the stars and stripes in Honolulu?

marines storming the islands without Presidential approval Signup and view all the answers

What motivated the United States to acquire a foothold in Hawaii?

negotiating deals with the Hawaiian king for sugar Signup and view all the answers

When did Hawaii become a state?

1959 Signup and view all the answers

What did the white American sugar growers hope to achieve by annexing Hawaii to the United States?

more control and money Signup and view all the answers

Who determined that the root of Hawaii's problems was foreign interference, specifically from the United States?

Queen Liliuokalani Signup and view all the answers

What was the mechanism used by the U.S. Government to displace Indians from their tribal lands?

Treaties/agreements and the Removal Act of 1830 Signup and view all the answers

Who led the expedition against the Creek Indians in 1814?

Major General Andrew Jackson Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the Removal Act of 1830?

To grant land west of the Mississippi River to Indian tribes that agreed to give up their homelands Signup and view all the answers

What concept held that it was the divinely ordained right of the United States to expand its borders to the Pacific Ocean and beyond?

Manifest Destiny Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the Mexican-American War for the United States?

Gaining more than 500,000 square miles of land Signup and view all the answers

Who shared the United States’ policy regarding how to support the new Latin American nations in the Western Hemisphere in 1823?

President James Monroe Signup and view all the answers

What were the three main concepts of the Monroe Doctrine?

Separate spheres of influence for the Americas and Europe, non-colonization, and non-intervention Signup and view all the answers

Which U.S. President found a rationale to justify an attempt to take land from Mexico by force?

James K. Polk Signup and view all the answers

What did the Mexican-American War lead to for the United States?

Mexico ceded nearly all the territory now included in the U.S. states of New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, California, Texas, and western Colorado for $15 million Signup and view all the answers

What did the concept of Manifest Destiny validate in the United States?

Continental acquisitions in Oregon, Texas, New Mexico, and California Signup and view all the answers

Which Indian tribes realized they could not defeat the Americans in war and adopted a strategy of appeasement?

Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Choctaw Signup and view all the answers

What did Major General Andrew Jackson do to the Creek Indians in 1814?

Forced upon the Indians a treaty whereby they surrendered to the United States over twenty million acres of their traditional land Signup and view all the answers