Imperialists around the world used ideas of racial, national, and cultural superiority to justify imperialism. One of these ideas was Social Darwinism which was the belief that life consists of competitive struggles in which only the fittest survive. Social Darwinists felt that certain nations and races were superior to others and therefore destined to rule over inferior peoples and cultures. In an 1899 interview president McKinley explained "We could not give (the Philippines) back to Spain- that would be cowardly and dishonorable." instead he argued that the United States had no choice but to "take them all, and educate the Filipinos, and uplift and civilize...them.".
Answer:
Annexation- It extended US territory into the Pacific and helped with the rise of U.S power in the Pacific
Bayonet Constitution- A legal document prepared by anti-monarchists that took the power from much of Hawaiin authority initiating a transfer of power to American, European, and Native Hawaiin elites
Revolt of 1893- The Hawaiin Monarchy was overthrown, which later led to the annexation of Hawaii two years later, making it the 50th state.
Explanation:
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People began to rely on agriculture. And, organizing agriculture led to the development of political organization. Women's role in society became more domestic as men began to do the farmwork. When there was surplus agricultural production, other occupations like artisans and merchants came up.
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Complete Question:
Who led an exploration of the land west of the Mississippi River?
Answer:
c. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Explanation:
President Thomas Jefferson of the United States of America, instructed both Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore west of the Mississippi River. Also, during the expedition, Lewis and Clark traveled mainly on the Missouri River for the majority of their sojourn in which they traveled for about 8,000 miles. The expedition began on the 14th of May, 1804 till the 23rd of September, 1806; it lasted for two and a half years.
The city where Lewis and Clark began (started) their journey was St. Louis in Missouri and they also ended it in the city of St. Louis in Missouri.
Basically, Lewis was saddled with the responsibility of finding or discovering new animals and plants while Clark was responsible for making maps of the routes they followed.
Hence, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led an exploration of the land west of the Mississippi River.
