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** the ''Newlands Resolution'' annexed the Republic of Hawaii
** the ''Newlands Resolution'' annexed the Republic of Hawaii


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'''BIG IDEAS'''
'''BIG IDEAS'''
<big>'''What does it MEAN? '''</big>
<big>'''What does it MEAN? '''</big>
* every issue, dispute, event, represents someone’s perspective, ideal or outlook
* Understanding American history and experience through territorial expansion
* motives, outcomes
* conflicts, impact
* land claims, economic opportunities
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* push & pull factors
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<big>'''Manifest Destiny '''</big>
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<big>'''connections'''</big>
* how are events related?
* what common themes occur across American history
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** Spain recognized an independent Cuba and ceded Puerto Rico, Philippines and Guam to the US
** Spain recognized an independent Cuba and ceded Puerto Rico, Philippines and Guam to the US
** US compensated Spain for the cessations $20 million
** US compensated Spain for the cessations $20 million
** ''Philippine-American War'', or "Tagalog Insurgency" ensued from 1986-1902
** US set up Cuba as an independent country
*** Philippine nationalists sought full independence
** US kept Puerto Rico, Philippines and Guam (as part of the Marianas Islands) as territories
*** pockets of resistance continued until 1913
** Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship in 1917
** Philippines remained an American territory until 1946
** Philippines:
*** ''Philippine-American War'', or "Tagalog Insurgency" ensued from 1986-1902
**** Philippine nationalists sought full independence
**** pockets of resistance continued until 1913
*** Philippines remained an American territory until 1946
* 1898 '''Annexation of Hawaii'''
* 1898 '''Annexation of Hawaii'''
** throughout the 1800s, Americans settled in Hawaii for sugar planting and trade
** throughout the 1800s, Americans settled in Hawaii for sugar planting and trade