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Answer: B. Bunker Hill
Explanation: The famous The Battle of Bunker Hill is described here. This battle was fought on June 17, 1775, at the siege of Boston. It was named after Bunker Hill, which was one of the strategic sites near Boston (Charlestown, Massachusetts) to preserve Boston Harbour. Specifically, patriotic forces besieged Boston and knowing that British troops would try to secure the surrounding hills, with a view to the aforementioned preservation of the port of Boston. In response, the Patriots sent 1,200 men to Bunker Hill to thwart the British intentions and win a great victory even though the patriotic soldiers were far less well trained than the British, who reported heavy losses.
The main point of this excerpt is that African-Americans were not considered US citizens.
In the Supreme Court case Dred Scott vs. Sandford, Scott is suing for his freedom from slavery. This is because his master brought him to the Wisconsin territory, a territory where slavery was outlawed.
However, the Supreme Court ruled against him. The reason why they ruled against him is based on the excerpt above. The Declaration of Independence did not make it blatantly clear that slaves were considered citizens. Since they were not considered citizens, they had no legal rights that slave owners had to respect.
The Russo-Japanese War showed the United States' growing role in world affairs after US President Theodore Roosevelt negotiated and convinced the two sides to sign a peace treaty to end the war. This showed that United States has a power and large influence in most country's decisions.
