Did the benefits of American expansion outweigh the costs?
Step 1: For each event listed below, DESCRIBE and EXPLAIN the benefits America gained,
AND DESCRIBE AND EXPLAIN any costs that America or Americans had to pay. Be sure to
use specific terms from your notes.
1) Westward expansion/removal of Native Americans
2) Purchase of Alaska and Annexation of Hawaii
3) Spanish-American War
4) Building of the Panama Canal
5) World War
6) Treaty of Versailles
Did the benefits of American expansion outweigh the costs?
Step 2: Now that you have considered the benefits and costs to American expansion, choose
one of the sides below and use at least 3 pieces of evidence to support your argument:
1) The benefits of American imperialism outweighed the costs
2) The benefits of American imperialism did NOT outweigh the costs
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