Settler Colonialism Ch1

Isolationism
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Isolationism
The policy of no contact with other foreign countries. (don't get sucked into the policies of others)
Globalism
The idea that the entire world is one giant community that should be unified politically and economically
Imperialism
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
Colonialism
The taking of another country/land by one country.
Settler Colonialism
Outsiders seize land from the indigenous population and become the dominant population.
Monroe Doctrine
An aspect of American foreign policy in 1823 that stated that European powers should not interfere with the Western hemisphere, and that the United States would also no interfere with existing colonies of Europe itself,
Missionaries
People who work to spread their religious beliefs, spread Christianity and based off of idea to "bring light to heathen worlds" and numbered in the thousands.
"In Our Country"
A book written in 1885 by Josiah Strong intended to promote domestic missionary activity in the American West. It may have encouraged support for imperialistic United States policy among American Protestants. He pleaded for more missionary work in the nation's cities, and for reconciliation to end racial conflict. He was one of the first to warn that Protestants (most of whom lived in rural areas or small towns) were ignoring the problems of the cities and the working classes. International Idea of the frontier.
"The Influence of Sea Power upon History"
A book by naval officer Alfred T. Mahan that argued that no nation could prosper without a large fleet of vessels engaged in international trade without the protection of a powerful navy operating from overseas bases. Mahan also stated that there was no longer a clear line between settled and unsettled land, and that Americans must "look forward" as the frontier no longer exists.
Turner Thesis
A thesis created by Frederick Turner that American Democracy was formed by the American frontier.
Queen Liliuokalani and the Annexation of HawaiiQueen Liliuokalani was the last ruler of Hawaii before the U.S. annexation of the Hawaiian Islands. The annexation occurred in 1893, when American planters overthrew her government and resulted in President Harrison submitting a treaty of annexation of Hawaii to the Senate. Harrison's successor, President Cleveland withdrew the treaty as Hawaiians didn't favor it. The Hawaiian Islands were finally annexed in July 1898, and a formal apology for the annexation of Hawaii was passed by President Clinton and Congress in 1993.