Theodore Roosevelt's Negative Effects On Native Americans

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If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month. Theodore Roosevelt In the late 1800s the United States took a turn away from its belief in isolationism at this time the United States found itself involved in a war with spain. Additionally, sugar created American interest in the island kingdom of Hawaii. As a result of these war and sugar interests the United States became involved with new territories like cuba, Guam, Philippines, Puerto Rico and Hawaii, in some cases facilitating independence and or positive changes for the people who lived there; in some cases, not. The actions of the Us had a negative effect on native people around the world. The us did whatever they wanted to do without thinking of what was already there. …show more content…
The US took over cuba because of the potential of sugar. U.S. investors plunged into this sugar-based economy and quickly concentrated land and mills in American ownership. The sugar boom and American investment created an economy almost wholly dependent upon sugar exports and closely tied the welfare of the island to the erratic, world sugar market.
The US took over and removed Hawaii's government. The people of Hawaii were not happy with the annexations so they tried to monarch to stop it but they couldn't get it together. They do what they want without any reason. They petitioned to make the US government ratify That they did not want the annexations of cuba. They do what they want without any reason. A lot of people wrote letters saying to the state that they are not happy with the annexation. They do what they want without any