American Land Gains
American
Land Gains
RUSSIA
Alaska
(Purchased, 1867)
JAPAN
Philippine
Islands
(Acquired,
r
1898))
CANADA
UNITED STATES
Puerto
Midway Island
Rico
(Annexed, 1867)
(Aquired,
1898)
MEXICO
Hawaii
Wake Island
(Annexed,
1898)
Guam
Bahía Honda
(Annexed, 1899)
(Aquired 1903–1912)
(Acquired,
Johnston Island
1898)
Kingman Reef
Guantanamo Bay
((Acquired, 1858)
(Acquired, 1858)
(Aquired, 1903)
Canal Zone
Palmyra Atoll
(Aquired, 1903)
(Acquired,
Ac
1898)
Jarvis Island
(Acquired,
c
1857)
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American Samoa
(Annexed, 1899)
PACIFIC
OCEAN
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1000
2000
Scale: 1"=1550 miles
AUSTRALIA
KEY
United States and
land gains c. 1900
Activities
Name: ___________________
American Land Gains
Use the information provided on the map to answer the following questions.
1. What land did the United States gain in 1899?
_________________________________________________________________________
2. What area connected to Canada was purchased by the United States?
_____________________________________
3. Which areas were acquired by the United States in 1903?
________________________________________________________________________
4. What area was acquired by the United States in 1858?
__________________________________________
5. Which islands are located west of Guam?
_____________________________________
6. List the years that these areas were annexed:
Midway Island ________________
Wake Island __________________
American Samoa _________________
7. List the years that the following areas were acquired:
Philippine Islands __________________
Jarvis Island _______________________
Palmyra Atoll _____________________
Alaska ______________________
Johnston Island ___________________
Puerto Rico _________________________
8. Use a ruler and scale listed to determine the distances between the following battlefields:
Hawaii to Alaska ___________ American Samoa to Canal Zone _________________
Guam to Hawaii ___________ Philippine Islands to American Samoa ________________
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Activities
Answer Key
American Land Gains
Use the information provided on the map to answer the following questions.
1. Which land did the United States gain in 1899?
Wake Island and American Samoa
2. What area connected to Canada was purchased by the United States?
Alaska
3. Which areas were acquired by the United States in 1903?
Bahia Honda, Guantanamo Bay, Canal Zone
4. What area was acquired by the United States in 1858?
Kingman Reef
5. Which islands are located west of Guam?
Philippine Islands
6. List years that these areas were annexed:
Midway Island 1867
Wake Island 1899
American Samoa 1899
7. List the years that the following areas were acquired:
Philippine Islands 1898 Jarvis Island 1857
Palmyra Atoll 1898
Alaska 1867
Johnston Island 1858
Puerto Rico 1898
8. Use a ruler and scale listed to determine the distances between the following areas.
Hawaii to Alaska 3,000 miles
American Samoa to Canal Zone 6,500 miles
Guam to Hawaii 4,000 miles
Philippine Islands to American Samoa 4,500 miles
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