U.S Expansion Flashcards
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Spanish-America War
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The war in 1989 where the US gained Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
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USS Maine
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American ship that was sunk by an accidental explosion, however, the media said that Spain did it and it began the Spanish-American war
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Rough Riders
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Roosevelt’s group of volunteer soldiers
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Buffalo Soldiers
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African American soldiers who fought in the Spanish-American War
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Panama Canal
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Human-Made waterway across the isthmus of Panama that connects the Atlantic and pacific oceans
