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Outline  \nI. Manifest destiny  \na. Idea that the United States should expand from Atlantic to Pacific  \nb. Louisiana Purchase (1803-1804)  \nc. Mexican-American War (1846-1848)  \nd. Gadsden Purchase (1853-1854)  \nII. “Internal” territorial expansion  \na. Alaska  \ni. “Seward’s Folly”  \nii. Bought from Russia, 1867  \niii. Became 49th state, 1958  \nb. Hawaii  \ni. Annexed, 1898  \nii. Became 50th state, 1959  \nc. Puerto Rico  \ni. Acquired following Spanish-American War, 1898  \nii. Puerto Ricans are American citizens  \nIII. “External” territorial expansion  \na. Philippines  \ni. Acquired following Spanish-American War, 1898  \nii. Independent, 1946  \nb. Samoa, Virgin Islands, Wake, Guam  \ni. Acquired by annexation or treaty  \nii. Military bases  \niii. Administered by U.S. Department of the Interior  \nc. Carolina, Mariana, and Marshall Islands  \ni. United Nations trusteeships, 1947  \nii. Military bases  \niii. Administered by U.S. Department of the Navy  \nIV. Review questions  \na. What term describes the philosophy behind United States westward expansion?  \nb. How and when was Alaska acquired by the United States?  \nc. How and when was Hawaii acquired by the United States?  \nd. Describe Puerto Rico’s affiliation with the United States.  \ne. Describe United States governance of its Pacific territories.","cbCaijsDQPFUmeVN","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijsDQPFUmeVN","pdf",403305,"English","# Manifest Destiny\n## Internal Territorial Expansion\n## External Territorial Expansion\n# Review Questions","[{\"question\":\"What is the historical concept of Manifest Destiny?\",\"answer\":\"Manifest Destiny is the philosophy that the United States was destined to expand its reach across the North American continent, specifically from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.\"},{\"question\":\"When and how was Alaska acquired by the United States?\",\"answer\":\"Alaska was purchased from Russia in 1867, a transaction historically referred to as 'Seward's Folly' before it eventually became the 49th state in 1958.\"},{\"question\":\"What distinguishes the governance of U.S. Pacific territories mentioned in the outline?\",\"answer\":\"Various Pacific territories like Samoa, Guam, and the Virgin Islands are administered by the Department of the Interior primarily for military purposes, while others like the Mariana Islands functioned under United Nations trusteeships administered by the U.S. Navy.\"}]","American Empire - Imperialism Outline - History Review Material | PDF",1792382567]