Southern congressmen opposed James Tallmadge’s proposed
amendments to the Missouri statehood bill in 1819 because the amendments would
have made Missouri a free state. This made the amendments controversial and a
threat to sectional political harmony which was essential to achieve consensus.
Well you would be in a new place so maybe a bit scared about what the new land will consist of. But also a bit excited because you would be making history.
The correct answer is Option D) They supported the United States, hoping for independence.
The United States entered overseas war against the Spanish in the American-Spanish war which lasted from 1898 to 1902 and eventually turned into the American-Filipino war.
Before the arrival of the Americans, Philippines had been annexed and become a colony of Spain.
When the American-Spanish war started many Filipino rebels actually supported the American war effort in the hopes that the Spanish defeat would lead to their independence.
This however, did not happen as the Philippines eventually became an American colony.
