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Military strength and empire building
I believe it’s C. India they are well known for silk trade
What does that mean...? the native Americans are originally from the land where the USA is. Does that help?
<span>US gained territory in the Pacific Ocean.
The Spanish-American War is the beginning of the imperial era in US history gaining their first territories from the war.
The US gained Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines from the Spanish-American War and soon after completed the annexation of Hawaii. With colonies in the Pacific and trade connections growing in Asia, the US needed a quick way to move resources and ships from the East coast to these new areas. The canal through Panama made the naval commute shorter and faster as well as safer.</span><span />
Because, The federal government did not enforce the Fugitive Slave Law of 1793
