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America Becomes a Colonial Power

Learn about why America became a colonial power through global competition, military strength, thirst for markets, and cultural superiority. Explore early American expansion in Alaska and Hawaii, reflecting economic, military, and geopolitical interests.

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America Becomes a Colonial Power

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  1. America Becomes a Colonial Power

  2. Causes What is imperialism? When stronger nations extend their control over weaker nations. I. American Expansionism

  3. B. Why? 1. Global Competition European powers had been establishing colonies for centuries. Where? Africa Asia Americas

  4. Religious/Missionary Interests American Missionariesin China, 1905

  5. Admiral Alfred T. Mahan (1840-1914) argued that in order to compete internationally the US must become a naval power 2. Desire for Military Strength

  6. Military/Strategic Interests Alfred T. Mahan (1890) The Influence of Sea Power on History: 1660-1783

  7. By 1890, American farmers and factories were producing more products than Americans could consume. 3. Thirst for New Markets

  8. Commercial/Business Interests U. S. Foreign Investments: 1869-1908

  9. Commercial/Business Interests American Foreign Trade:1870-1914

  10. Many Americans believed in Social Darwinism. Belief in “superior” and “inferior” races. 4. Belief in Cultural Superiority http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6882037n&tag=mncol;lst;1

  11. Social Darwinist Thinking The White Man’sBurden The Hierarchyof Race

  12. Alaska In 1867, William Seward bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. Criticized by US public. In 1959, Alaska became a state. II. Early American Expansion

  13. “Seward’s Folly”: 1867 $7.2 million

  14. “Seward’s Icebox”: 1867

  15. B. Hawaii 1. Since the 1790s, US merchants had stopped there on their way to Asia. 2. Their descendants started sugar plantations.

  16. U. S. Missionaries in Hawaii Imiola Church – first built in the late 1820s

  17. 3. In 1887, the US built a naval base at Pearl Harbor. 4. In 1898, Congress proclaimed Hawaii an American territory. 5. In 1959, Hawaii became the 50th state.

  18. U. S. View of Hawaiians Hawaii becomes a U. S. Protectorate in 1849 by virtue of economic treaties.

  19. Hawaiian Queen Liliuokalani Hawaii for the Hawaiians!

  20. U. S. Business Interests In Hawaii 1875 – Reciprocity Treaty 1890 – McKinley Tariff 1893 –Americanbusinessmen backed anuprising against Queen Liliuokalani. Sanford Ballard Doleproclaims the Republic of Hawaii in 1894.

  21. To The Victor Belongs the Spoils Hawaiian Annexation Ceremony, 1898

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