Quizlet A Nation Grows - Ch9, Sec 3

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  1. 2 cents an acre: what the US paid for Alaska
  2. Alaska: a vast land of over 500,000 square miles
  3. Alaska's resources: fish, lumber, and oil
  4. Buffalo Soldiers: African American soldiers who fought against the Spanish in the Battle of San Juan Hill
  5. Honolulu: capital city of Hawaii
  6. James Cook: opened the door for Christian missionaries to arrrive in Hawaii
  7. Juneau: Alaska's capital
  8. Queen Liliuokalani: Hawaii's ruler
  9. Rough Riders: group of volunteers that went with Theodore Roosevelt to Cuba to fight
  10. Spanish-American War: proved that the US had become a world power
  11. William McKinley: sent the battleship USS Maine to protect Americans in Havanna, Cuba