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Explain what made 1890s expansion different than previous expansion
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Earier expansion involved contagious property that was adjoined to the states. In 1890 the property was annexed and not physically attached to the us.
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Tell what Grover Cleveland did to the successful american revolt in hawaii of 1893
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Originally there was treaty to annex it by previous president benjamin harrison. he did an investigation and tried to put the queen back. the public did not want that, so he recognized it as the republic of hawaii
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tell what unexpected prize of war came as result of commodore dewey in phillipines
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Dewey defeated spanish troops in manila and went on to conquer the remaining phillipines and he acquired it.
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Identify the first territory outside of the North America Continent that the US acquired
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Midway Island 1867
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Explain what was accomplished in the Foresaker Act
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established civil government in puerto rico in 1900
made them full american citizen in 1917 it was american territory and impowered the president to appoint territorial officers |
