The correct answer is lessers under the guise of helping them
The "white man's burden" was a typical ideological expression of 19th century imperialism.
Starting from a Eurocentric perspective, which considered Europeans as intrinsically superior to native peoples, they saw themselves in the "obligation" to "civilize" Africans and Asians, implementing, in most cases in a violent and disrespectful manner, their models of society in the dominated territories.
In exchange for this "favor", they extracted natural and human resources from the territories, enriching themselves in the process.
Serve a term in office, then return to civilian life.
There was an increased turnout of voters at this election. The large turnout proved that the common people now had the vote and the will to use it for their ends.
Answer:
They were trying to change race relations in the United States.