<u>Answer:</u>
The debate about granting the Philippines independence almost prevented the Treaty of Paris from being ratified.
<u>Explanation:
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- Amidst the engagements being carried out for the accomplishment of the 'Treaty of Paris', the Congress was deliberately discussing over the issue of granting the Philippines independence.
- There was a hot debate going on as the 'Treaty of Paris' included certain clauses that pertained to the US government paying $20 million to Spain for ceding the Philippines to US.
- If the United States would have paid Spain the predetermined amount of compensation, granting 'independence to the Philippines' would have become more difficult.
I believe it was Kent R. Weeks<span> </span>
The event that made the grate schism forever permanet was the C (fourth crusades)
All these facts are from the A) Siege of Savannah, a battle during the Revolutionary war in which British regulars and loyalist volunteers faced the American Continental Army and militia regiments and a large contingent of French troops.