| Lecture 26: Course Conclusion — Globalized America? | |
| I. A New Breed of Empire — The Rise of United States Imperialism | |
| 1790s-1850s | Early Visions of United States Empire before Civil War |
|---|---|
| 1790 | Indian Trade and Intercourse Act |
| 1830 | Indian Removal Act |
| 1801-1805 | war between United States and “Barbary States” (north Africa) |
| 1838-1842 | United States Exploring Expedition (navy fleet circumnavigated world) |
| 1846-1848 | war between United States and Mexico |
| 1848-1857 | American “filibusters” tried to invade parts of Latin America and Caribbean (esp. Cuba) |
| 1852-1854 | Matthew Perry naval expedition to Japan |
| 1854-1855 | filibuster William Walker tried to invade “Lower California” |
| 1856-1857 | filibuster William Walker tried to invade Nicaragua |
| 1856 | Guano Island Act — bird droppings for agricultural fertilizer for Midwest |
| 1870s-1900s | Rise of United States Imperialism after Civil War |
| 1871 | U.S. Navy invaded South Korea |
| 1872 | eviction of Native Americans in creation of Yellowstone National Park |
| 1890 | Massacre at Wounded Knee (full white control of American West) (dominion) |
| 1898 | Spanish-American War |
| new territorial colonies: Philippines Hawaii Cuba Puerto Rico Panama Canal Zone Guam American Samoa Palmyra Atoll Wake Island | |
| 1907-1909 | Great White Fleet (16 battleships) circumnavigated the world |
| 2016 | United States has military installations in over 130 countries around the world → a new breed of “empire” (erasure of sovereignty rather than control of territory) |