The palace of Queen LiliuokalaniThe palace of Queen Liliuokalani

Learning Goals:Learning Goals:1.1. Identify the reasons why the Identify the reasons why the

United States became an United States became an imperial power.imperial power.

2.2. Explain how the United Explain how the United States gained possession of States gained possession of Alaska and Hawaii.Alaska and Hawaii.

Journal QuestionJournal QuestionJournal: Journal: What makes a What makes a

country powerful?country powerful?

Journal QuestionJournal QuestionExplanation: Empire is defined as a political unitExplanation: Empire is defined as a political unithaving an extensive territory or comprising ahaving an extensive territory or comprising anumber of territories or nations and ruled by a singlenumber of territories or nations and ruled by a singlesupreme authority. There have been many empiressupreme authority. There have been many empiresthroughout history.throughout history.Journal: Imagine that you are an advisor to the Journal: Imagine that you are an advisor to the president. president. Why would the U.S. want to build an Why would the U.S. want to build an empire?empire? Write your journal question as a Write your journal question as aconversation with the president.conversation with the president.

1. The policy by 1. The policy by which which stronger stronger nations extend nations extend their their economic, economic, political or political or military military control control over weaker over weaker nationsnations is called is called imperialismimperialism..

2. 2. Queen LiliuokalaniQueen Liliuokalani

upset American upset American planters in planters in HawaiiHawaii by by limiting their power limiting their power and influence. The and influence. The American planters American planters overthrew the queen overthrew the queen and set up their own and set up their own government.government.

                          

    

           

  

Farmer

Queen

Think-Pair- ShareThink-Pair- ShareImagine that aliens have landed on Imagine that aliens have landed on Earth. They are trying to change the Earth. They are trying to change the culture of the people that live here. The culture of the people that live here. The aliens are visiting your house and trying aliens are visiting your house and trying to get you to change your way of life. to get you to change your way of life. How do you feel? Explain your answer. How do you feel? Explain your answer.

Think about your answer and then turn Think about your answer and then turn to a neighbor and share your thoughts. to a neighbor and share your thoughts. We will share as a group.We will share as a group.

3. 3. Grover ClevelandGrover Cleveland withdrew the treaty withdrew the treaty that that would would annexannex HawaiiHawaii.. The United The United States was States was interested in interested in making Hawaii a making Hawaii a military basemilitary base. . Annex- Annex- the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by taking it over or occupation

4. Americans become interested in overseas expansion in the late 1800s to expand its economic and military power. The U.S. also claimed that it wanted to spread democracy.

           

  

Think-Pair- ShareThink-Pair- ShareThink of a group of people that were Think of a group of people that were forced to change their ways because forced to change their ways because someone stronger wanted their land. someone stronger wanted their land. What if the people that were their first What if the people that were their first were allowed to keep their natural were allowed to keep their natural resources and used them to gain wealth. resources and used them to gain wealth. For example, what if Native Americans For example, what if Native Americans hunted buffalo and sold the hides and hunted buffalo and sold the hides and meat for wealth with other people?meat for wealth with other people?Think about your answer and then turn to a neighbor Think about your answer and then turn to a neighbor and share your thoughts. We will share as a group.and share your thoughts. We will share as a group.

5. 5. European nations began European nations began establishing establishing coloniescolonies in Africa in Africa in the late 1800s.in the late 1800s.

6. 6. William SewardWilliam Seward promotedpromoted American American expansionismexpansionism by by purchasing purchasing AlaskaAlaska from from Russia.Russia. His His purchase was purchase was called “called “Seward’s Seward’s IceboxIcebox” and ” and ““Seward’s FollySeward’s Folly.”.”

               

   

Alaska is cold.Currently, Alaska Currently, Alaska

celebrates the purchase celebrates the purchase on Seward's Day, the last on Seward's Day, the last

Monday of March.Monday of March.  

Think-Pair- ShareThink-Pair- ShareThink about a list of tools that would be Think about a list of tools that would be needed if you were taking people to a needed if you were taking people to a new land (colonizing). What would be new land (colonizing). What would be two of the most important tools you two of the most important tools you would bring. Explain your answer. would bring. Explain your answer.

Think about your answer and then turn Think about your answer and then turn to a neighbor and share your thoughts. to a neighbor and share your thoughts. We will share as a group.We will share as a group.

7. Supporters of 7. Supporters of expansionismexpansionism argued that it argued that it would increase the would increase the nation’s nation’s financial financial prosperity, prosperity, strengthen the strengthen the nation militarily, nation militarily, and spread and spread democratic ideas. democratic ideas.

CLOSURE ACTIVITYCLOSURE ACTIVITY

Three W’sThree W’sStudents discuss or write (3 Ws):Students discuss or write (3 Ws):

•What did we learn today?What did we learn today?

•So What? (relevancy, importance, So What? (relevancy, importance, usefulness)usefulness)

•Now What? (How does this fit into Now What? (How does this fit into what we are learning?; Does it affect what we are learning?; Does it affect our thinking?)our thinking?)