Spanish American War

Today students participated in a town meeting simulation regarding the Spanish American war. The discussing was centered around the question, "Should the United States annex the Philippines?". At the end I went over the historical connections.

HOMEWORK:
Zinn Chapter 12 - DUE Wednesday 1/23
QUIZ - Westward Expansion and The Spanish American War

Key Terms/Concepts for the quiz:

Westward Expansion

Manifest Destiny

Indian resistance and Government policy

Homestead Act, Dawes Act, Fort Laramie Treaty

Custer’s Last Stand, Wounded Knee, Ghost Dance

Assimilation

Reel Injun

AIM

Spanish American War

America at the turn of the Century lecture

1893 Depression

Monroe Doctrine

Open Door Policy

Imperialism

Economic Imperialism

Teller and Platt Amendments

Philippine Insurrection / Philippine American War