<span>Amendment XIV is about the protection of the laws and the prohibition of Slavery.</span><span />
In the 1890s, Cuba wanted to get their freedom from Spain. People like Jose Marti petitioned Americans to side with the Cubans and the poor treatment they were receiving from Spain. Also, there was a lot of support in the newspapers called "yellow journalism" where American people were sympathizing with the cause to go against Spain in war. This especially was true with a man nicknamed "The Butcher", Valeriano Weyler, who was a military leader from Spain placed in Cuba to put people in concentration camps.
As a result, America felt a strong sense of patriotism and business reasons to go to war with Spain. After the <em>USS Maine</em> exploded, the United States declared war on Spain.
A similar situation happened in the Philippines, where Spain had a high influence and America did want to free the Philippines from Spain, but then also had their own agenda to take over the Philippines, as it was in a strategic location in the Pacific for trade.
One draw back to a direct democracy is that corruption would still exsist.
The government was connected because you were not allowed to assemble back in that time, so the government could storm in any time they deemed suitable to them if they had proper suspicion.
<span>They thought they had to win only the good will of the people while they ignored military strategy.</span>
