Explanation:
the 1898 Treaty of Paris ending the war gave Cuba its independence and also ceded important Spanish possessions to the United States notably Puerto Rico the Philippines and small islands of guma the United States was suddenly a colonial power with overseas dependencies
In the long geological history of the Earth, humans first appeared during the Pleistocene Epoch, which dates back 1.6 million years to 10,000 years ago.
Expansionist justified the idea of Manifest Destiny because they said they were spreading democracy. They wanted everybody to be live like they do and to be democratic and what better way to do that than by spreading the word to the people living on the land that they already conquered.
. . . that would be a <u><em>clipper ship</em></u>
this would be a larger vessel meant for traveling long distances quickly & smoothly resulting from it's construction using a narrow/streamlined body & large sail spread to catch the wind.