Journal 31 - Why did California become a state so quickly? What year was it?
Journal 32 – How did the United States change in the 1800s compared to the Antebellum way of life? Use “Preface Antebellum” and the following words: Antebellum, Andrew Jackson, democracy, vote, industrialization, happiness.
Journal 33 – Read the handout on “Expansionism” and take a stand: for or against Expansionism. Explain why you chose that stand. (1897)
Journal 34 – What should a country do to ensure that its trade routes and political influence are secured?
Journal 35 – A reason often given for taking territory was that the backward people who lived there needed the blessings of civilization. Would you agree with that attitude? Why? Or Why not?
Journal 36 – Define Yellow Journalism. What did Yellow Journalism cause in the United States?
Journal 37 – How would you convince a group of friends to play a game by your rules?
Journal 38 – Knowing how the Panama Canal was built, and how the U.S. acquired Hawaii, describe how the U.S. was behaving towards other countries at this time. (provide 2 pieces of evidence)
Journal 39 – How does Geography give the United States an advantage to build a colonial empire?
Journal 40 – What were the difficulties in building the Panama Canal?
