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Learning Target: I can use
a secondary source to
understand the motives for
the United States
annexation of Hawaii and
Alaska.
Do Now: What were the goals of the Monroe Doctrine?
Annexation:
 adding to something larger, especially the incorporation
of new territory into the domain of a city, country, or
state.
Map of North America:
What challenges might the United States face in trying to annex
Hawaii and Alaska?
Why should the U.S. get involved in annexing these two territories?
Activity
 You will be working in teams today with another table
 Read and analyze your assigned document
 Answer the questions that follow
 You must than teach your other table about your
document
Activity: Read the documents on imperialism
in Hawaii and Alaska and complete the
following:
U.S. Imperialism in Alaska
U.S. Imperialism in Hawaii

How did the U.S acquire
Alaska?

Identify the abundant resource
in Hawaii.

What factors motivated the U.S.
to acquire Alaska?

What led to an economic
depression in Hawaii?

What was the initial (first)
reaction and end result of the
acquisition of Alaska?

What was the determining
factor in annexing Hawaii?

**FIRST GROUP DONE
GETS 10 POINTS**
U.S. Annexation of Alaska
 Purchased from
Russia by William
Seward for $7.2
million dollars
 Widely criticized by
American people
 Turned out to be a
great purchase due to
Alaska’s natural
resources of gold and
oil
U.S. Annexation of Hawaii
 U.S. overthrew Queen Lili
 U.S. had business interests
in Hawaii

1890 – McKinley Tariff
raised
the average duty of
imports to
roughly 50%.

1893 – American
businessmen backed an
uprising against Queen
Liliuokalani.

Annexed in 1898.
Summary Question
 Was the United States justified in annexing Hawaii? Explain.
 How did imperialism impact the U.S.
Homework Question
 How did the imperialism of Alaska and Hawaii impact
the United States past and present? Explain.