PPT-American Expansion

And War With Spain Following the successful acquisition of Hawaii American imperialists looked to the Caribbean As America was expanding Cuban revolutionaries under the leadership of poet Jose Marti pushed for Cuban independence from Spain. -Get into groups of 3 or 4 (this will be specified). -individuals not in a group and groups that do not meet the specified requirement will lose 10 points per person. -arrange the desks so you are all facing each other. Spanish-American War (1898). Explain why significant events and individuals including, the Spanish–American War, . (US.S. Maine) ; . U.S. expansionism (Hawaiian Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam and Philippine Islands), [Henry Cabot Lodge, Alfred Thayer Mahan], and Theodore Roosevelt, moved the U.S. into the position of a world power. (TEKS US 3A) (TAKS 1) . And . War With Spain. Following the successful acquisition of . Hawaii, . American imperialists looked to the Caribbean. . As America was expanding, Cuban . revolutionaries, under the leadership of poet Jose Marti, pushed for Cuban independence from Spain.. Economic growth in America was linked and influenced by a host of events elsewhere in the world, particularly in England.. The British Industrial Revolution spurred technical innovations that had far-reaching implications.. The indications of American cultural nationalism that were . beginning to . emerge during the first two decades of the 19. th. century. . OR…. The Growth of. American Cultural Nationalism From . 1800-1820. Where and Why?. The War of 1812 was fought primarily around the Great Lakes. Most of the reasons that US President Madison declared war involved the British Navy. Also included issues of trade, conflict with First Nations and land, and expansionism. Lesson 2.1: MINERS, RANCHERS, AND NATIVE AMERICANS. Unit Overview. The purpose of this unit is to understand the factors that led to exploration, settlement, movement, and expansion and their impact on United States. Why did Americans of European descent feel so compelled to expand the country westward?. What might 19th-century Native Americans have said about Manifest Destiny? Why would they have taken this perspective?. Lesson 2: Expansion Leads to Imperialism. Essential Question. How has the concept of American expansion shaped foreign policy?. Key Vocabulary. Western Frontier: Frederick Jackson Turner’s Frontier Thesis. a) identifying the reasons for westward expansion, including its impact on American Indians.. Impact of Westward Expansion on Native Americans. Essential Vocabulary. Assimilation-. changing your ways to. . Big Issue Now that we are most industrialized country in world. : Big Business saw need for taking over weaker nations for raw materials & markets for their goods. All Europe doing it and U.S. needs to decide: . LT1: Political Foundations. Belief in a written constitution (Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut). Legitimacy through written laws and the description of how self-government will work. ish. ) -1877. Main Idea:. As the nation expanded and its population grew, regional tensions, especially over slavery, led to a civil war- the course and aftermath of which transformed American society.. Global Supply Chains, Maritime Transportation and the Caribbean Transshipment Market: The Challenges of Growth and Rationalization Jean-Paul Rodrigue Associate Professor, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University, New York, USA