Name:____________________________________
US HISTORY IA
US EXPANSION 1890-1920 ANNOTATED MAP
Task
Working with a partner, map the lands directly acquired or strongly influenced by
America in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Directions
-Use RED to indicate lands we acquired and still own/control today.
- Use BLUE to indicate lands we acquired but no longer control.
- Use GREEN to indicate lands where we only had strong influence (diplomatic or
trade treaties, military presence, etc.) I
- In addition, since this is an annotated map you will need to include important
information for each area. For each location you must include the following
information:
- Years of US involvement and how/why the US intervened in that location. - The locations and dates required are listed below. For locations with
multiple dates, choose TWO to add to your map.
Alaska: Purchased from Russia, 1867; Statehood, 1959
Argentina: Monroe Doctrine/Pan American Conferences/Trade Agreements, 1890-1920
Brazil: Trade Agreements, 1891
China: Open Door Policy, 1899; US Troops, 1900 (Boxer Rebellion)
Colombia: US Troops, 1903 Cuba: US Troops, 1898-1902, 1906-1909, 1917-1922; US
Protectorate, 1922-1934
Dominican Republic: US Troops, 1916-1924; Customs Agreement, 1905-1940
Guam: Acquired in Treaty of Paris, 1898
Haiti: US Troops, 1915-1934
Hawaii: Missionary Activity, 1820; US Protectorate, 1849-1994; 1898-1959; Statehood,
1959- Honduras: US Troops, 1907, 1911, 1924
Japan: US Navy, 1853; Treaty of Kanagawa, 1854; Treaty of Portsmouth, 1905;
Gentleman’s Agreement, 1908; Lodge Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, 1912
Mexico: US Troops, 1865, 1914, 1916-1919
Midway Island: Claimed in 1867 ; US Protectorate, 1867
Nicaragua: US Troops, 1909-1910, 1912-1933
Panama: Recognition of Panama, 1903; US Troops 1903-1999
Philippines: Acquired in Treaty of Paris, 1898; US Troops/US Protectorate 1898-1946
Puerto Rico: Acquired in Treaty of Paris, 1898
Russia: Treaty of Portsmouth, 1905; US Troops, 1918
Samoa (American Samoa): Treaty of Berlin, 1899; US Protectorate, 1899
Venezuela: Diplomatic Intervention, 1904
Virgin Islands (US Virgin Islands): Purchased from Denmark, 1917
Wake Island: Annexed by US in 1898 ; US Protectorate, 1898
GRADING
Your grade will be calculated as follows:
1.) Correct Labels (10 points)
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2.) Correct Countries/Territories (10 points)
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3.) Correct Annotations (20 points)
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FINAL GRADE:
COMMENTS:
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