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Imperialism by the United States
I. 115 years after gaining independence from Britain, the United States was an industrial and imperial power
A. The United States: 1790-1820
B. The United States: 1820-1860
1. The U.S. Economy
1. The U.S. Economy
a. From 1820 to 1860, Southern __________________________
a. From 1790 to 1820, most Americans were
made up 60% of American exports
small-scale ___________________________
b. But, a few early __________________________
b. The North had a _____________________ economy based on
were built in New England and…Eli Whitney’s
farming ________________ production, and manufacturing
_____________________________________
c. Western farmers were connected to Northern industry by
led to a boom in southern cotton and slavery
roads, canals, and ________________
2. U.S. Territorial Expansion
2. U.S. Territorial Expansion
a. The American population expanded across the
a. From 1820 to 1860, the USA claimed its
_____________________________ Mountains
“_______________________________________” and gained
b. In 1803, Jefferson doubled the size of the USA
new western lands in Texas, Oregon, and the southwest
and gained control of the _________________
b. By 1850, the USA had all lands from the
River when he bought ____________________
______________________ to the _____________________
from French Emperor Napoleon
USA: 1790-1820
USA: 1820-1860
C. The United States: 1860-1900
1. The U.S. Economy
a. From 1860 to 1900, the USA experienced an
______________________________________
b. The USA became a world leader in railroads,
oil, ______________________, and electricity
c. As America became more industrialized, it saw
a rise in _______________________________
and immigration
2. U.S. Territorial Expansion
a. The USA expanded beyond North America and
___________________________________ by
gaining new colonies in Latin America and Asia
USA: 1860-1900
A. Why did the United States imperialize?
1. American ___________________ needed new sources of raw materials and _________________ to sell their goods
2. By 1890, there were no new lands in the _______________ to expand into and Americans wanted overseas colonies
3. Americans felt the need to keep up with European _______________________________
4. The U.S. had a modern _____________ and belief that it could ____________________ with other powerful nations
5. Like Europeans, Americans believed in ______________________________________________ and that they had a duty to
“_______________” the “inferior races” of the world
B. Where did the United States imperialize? (Briefly summarize WHY and HOW the United States gained each of the following territories)
Why?
Hawaii
(1898)
Trade rights
in China
(1899)
Puerto Rico,
Guam, and
Philippines
(1898)
Influence
over Latin
America
(1904)
Panama
Canal
(1904)
III. By the 20th century, the United
States was a world leader in
____________________________
and had one of the most powerful
__________________ in the world
B. The USA gained Puerto Rico, Guam,
and the
____________________________
creating an Open Door policy in
____________… and had influence
over Latin America
How?