<span>It is thought to have been the reason why Polk won the election over Clay. Polk was a slave owner and was in favor of annexing Texas which was a slave state already, thus growing the slavery movement. Clay was initially against annexing Texas when Van Buren was initially running against him. When Polk ended up winning the nomination for the Democratic party over Van Buren, Clay then changed his mind on the topic of the annexation to support it, as Polk had. This made him appear wishy-washy and led to be Polk becoming President.</span>
It would be "(D) The Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico" that were acquired by the United States as a <span>result of the Spanish-American War, since these had previously been owned by the Spanish, who lost the war. </span>
Answer: The exploration of North and South America led to their colonization. The explorers of these continents saw the native people ( in South America it was the Incans, Mayans, and Aztecs. IN the north, it was the Native Americans) as below them in terms of intelligence and religion. After learning about their culture and their knowledge of native foura and fauna, they enslaved the native indegionous people. The land in the Americas were fresh with new plants and animals, minerals, and other goods. The conquerers enslaved and fought these people, then in some cases, sold them to other people. In the Africas, the natives there were continously rounded up and sold in the Atlantic Slave Trade.
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