Blog DiscussionPanama Canal- finished building it in 1914 started building 1904 better for travel- bad things, diseases- malaria, canal is a man made river bunch of locks different water levels locks help canal 51 miles long thousand ships went through first open cut off lots of miles turned it back over to panamaWilliam Seward- u.s secretary arranged for alaska to be boughtAlaska Purchase- first ruled by russia Seward bought it first, minerals and oil fishing timber, first state admitted after 47 years second to last statesanford dole first governer of Hawaii Queen LilokualniQueen Lil- born of high chief was adopted married jihn governer of towns got there maid pregnant fight for hawaiian rights, went to royale school one of ten, learned english at young age, loyal, brother died became queen, she was last monarch to rule hawaii she wrote a book about hawaii,Hawaii- polynesians came tehitians missonary workers arrived, pineapple and suger plantations, 75% of money came from plantations, no taxes, til Mckinely Tariff, wanted to make Hawaii a stateMckinely dad owned iron factory in the army no survivng christian house of representatives, senator, then president, he was killedRough riders- group of army rides on horses tough athletic guys, ride and shoot, battle of san Juan hill
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