US Colonies 1600-1900

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"Manifest Destiny", an 19th century American belief, claims that white Americans had a God-given right to occupy the entire North American continent - a major reason for expansion in all cases.

Colonies of America

Treaty of Paris

Puerto Rico

Strategic Position (close to Latin America)

Good source of soldiers

US business does well in Puerto Rico, and they did not have to pay as much federal taxes.

Phillippines

There were lots of coal and sugar stations

Subtopic

Colonized1898

Since Spain was against giving the Philippines to the US, the US gave 20 million dollars to Spain for Philippine.

Guam

Strategic Position (in Asia)

Bases for Overseas Military

Colonized 1898

Transfered to US control from Spain in the Treaty of Paris, ending the Spanish - American War.

Brought under American rule among several other countries, including Puerto Rico and Phillipines

Colonies

Alaska

It could help keep having friendly relations with Russia

The price offered by Russia was a bargain (2 cents per acre!!)

Russia realized it couldn't defend the land due to financial reasons.

Colonized 1867

William H. Seward, the United States Secretary of State, negotiated the Alaska Purchase with the Russians in 1867 for $7.2 million

Guano Islands

During the 19th century, Guano, the dried excrement of sea fowl, came to be prized as an agricultural fertilizer and was heavily traded by European and American traders

Colonized 1856

More than 100 islands were eventually claimed. Some of those remaining under U.S. control

United States passed The Guano Islands Act in 1856, which enables U.S. citizens to take possession of islands containing guano deposits

Hawaii

Reasons for Colonization

It was a perfect strategic site to prevent Great Britain or Japan becoming stronger with colonies militarily

Sugar plantations, which was already supplied a huge portion of the US's sugar, would not get tariffs if annexed

Not many other nations had colonies in the Pacific

Colonized 1897

After negotiations from three annexationists from Hawaii, in 1897, Secretary of State John Sherman agreed to a treaty of annexation, even though a majority of Native Hawaiians opposed.

1893, a group Euro-American business leaders forming a Committee of Safety, was accepted a request from the United States Government Minister John L. Stevens, who summoned a company of U.S. Marines, to overthrow the Kingdom.