Chapter 17 Western Expansion Indian Affairs International Expansion
Railroads Transcontinental railroad Congress Union Pacific Central Pacific
Railroads Transcontinental railroad Workers “Haste makes waste” Promontory Point Other railroads
Resources Mining Pikes Peak gold rush Leadville Comstock Lode Various metals
Resources Cattle Cattle drives Cowboys “Open ranges” Meat packing
Settlers Farmers Land and fences Homestead Act Oklahoma land rushes
Settlers Great Plains Dry farming Soddies Barbed wire
Law and Order Challenges Large distances Notorious criminals
Law and Order Lawmen Town marshal County sheriff Deputies U.S. marshals Judges
Law and Order Vigilante groups Pinkertons
Indian Affairs Plains Indians Sioux Importance of buffalo Warriors Heritage
Indian Affairs Indian Wars First Sioux War Wyoming-Montana Sioux won every battle
Indian Affairs Government goal was to force Indians onto reservations
Indian Affairs Sioux War 1876-77 George Custer Sitting Bull Crazy Horse
Indian Affairs Sioux War Custer’s Last Stand Army eventually forced Indians onto reservations
Indian Affairs Geronimo Nez Perce Chief Joseph Wounded Knee Massacre
Indian Affairs A Century of Dishonor Helen Hunt Jackson Dawes Act Later government decisions
Expansion Three main goals Defend Western Hemisphere Create new economic opportunities Extend US territory
Mexico Napoleon III Maximilian I French support withdrawn
Britain Issues Commerce raiders Who owns islands near Vancouver Fishing rights Treaty of Washington
Expansion Japan Commodore Perry Treaty of Kanagawa
Expansion Pan-Americanism James G. Blaine Pan-American Congress in 1889
Expansion China “Spheres of influence” Open Door Policy Boxer Rebellion International military force
Imperialism Extension of power by one people or country over another people or country Exploitation Benefits
Imperialism Alaska Purchased from Russia in 1867 “Seward’s Folly”
Imperialism Midway annexed Hawaii Planters revolted Republic of Hawaii Annexed by US in 1898
Missions Hawaii China Mission boards Denominational Faith missions
War Background Causes Yellow journalism The de Lôme letter Sinking of the Maine
War McKinley sent war message to Congress Manila Bay George Dewey Battle of Manila Bay
War Santiago Blockade of harbor San Juan Hill Battle of Santiago Bay Puerto Rico also captured
Aftermath US takes Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines Virtual rule of Cuba Annexation of Hawaii US now a world power
Aftermath Cost of empire Maintenance of standing army, navy Philippine insurrection Emilio Aguinaldo
1900 McKinley and Bryan rematch Bryan opposed imperialism McKinley & Roosevelt win electoral landslide