U.S. Imperialism Begins

1. Name at least five factors that fueled American Imperialism.
Economic,Industrial,nationality,military,religion

2. Choose two of the above five factors and describe them in your own words.
Military is like armies or army bases like Pearl Harbor. Religion is like God and Christianity.

3. What was known as “Seward’s Folly” and why?
Seward's Folly was buying Alaska which turned out to be rich in resources.

4. What plantation-based product accounted for three-quarters of Hawaii’s wealth in the mid-19th century and who controlled this product? Sugar Cane was the biggest product for Hawaii and America owned this product in the 19th century.

6. Using as much detail as possible, outline the sequence of events that led to America gaining possession of Hawaii? In other words, why was the United States interested in these Pacific islands?
The United States were interested in these Pacific Islands because they would be able to control the Pacific and set up trade routes.