. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. TROUBLES IN CHINA. 243 LESSON.—Spain gave up Cuba and ceded to us the Philippines andPorto Rico. The Hawaiian Islands were annexed in 1898, and Tutuillain 1899. The Boxers were repressed in China in 1900. gave up Cuba, and ceded to us Porto Rico and a few othersmall islands in the AVest Indies, the island of Guam andthe Philippine Islands in the Pacific Ocean. In 1898, the Hawaiian Islands were, at their own re-quest, annexed to the UnitedStates. In 1899, we acquiredTutuilla, the largest of the Sa-moan Islands, with the f
. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. TROUBLES IN CHINA. 243 LESSON.—Spain gave up Cuba and ceded to us the Philippines andPorto Rico. The Hawaiian Islands were annexed in 1898, and Tutuillain 1899. The Boxers were repressed in China in 1900. gave up Cuba, and ceded to us Porto Rico and a few othersmall islands in the AVest Indies, the island of Guam andthe Philippine Islands in the Pacific Ocean. In 1898, the Hawaiian Islands were, at their own re-quest, annexed to the UnitedStates. In 1899, we acquiredTutuilla, the largest of the Sa-moan Islands, with the finestharbor in the South Pacific. 4. TROUBLES IN CHINA. In 1900, there was a con-certed attempt on the part of abody called Boxers, aided by apart of the Chinese Govern-ment, to drive all foreignersfrom China. Missionaries wereattacked and killed, along withthousands of native the foreiorn leafations wereassailed at Peking, and theGerman minister was murdered. Scene in the Hawaiian Islands. The United States joinedwith the leading nations of Europe in forcing China to repairthe wrongs done, and to treat foreigners properly. The unitedforces marched to Peking, rescued the besieged legations, andcompelled China to yield to their demands. Articles of agree-ment were signed and peace was declared in 1901. PART TWENTIETH CENTURY. 1. NEW CONDITIONS. LESSON.—At the close of the nineteenth century the United Stateshad become a world power. Expansion had brought under its controlmany islands in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The beginning of the twentieth century found the UnitedStates occupying a new condition in regard to the world atlarge. For more than a century the nation had been growingrapidly, but its grow th ^^■as confined to this continent. Fromthe small beginning of thirteen states, the Union had become agreat and poweiful nation of forty-five States and six Terri-tories, reaching from ocean to ocean, which seemed to be itsn
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