Based on the excerpt and the speech in it, we can infer that the American imperialists<u> saw the </u><u>Philippines </u><u>as a </u><u>useful base</u><u> for </u><u>increasing American trade</u><u> with </u><u>East Asia.</u>
The views of the American imperialists were that:
- The Philippines were owned by the United States
- The Philippines were to be used as a base to penetrate China and its markets
The American imperialists believed that the Philippines were theirs and that they had the right to use it as they pleased including as a means to reach the valuable markets of China and the rest of East Asia.
In conclusion, the imperialists viewed the Philippines as a gateway to the East.
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The Declaration of Sentiments of 1848 was modeled after the Declaration of Independence.
Even the names of those documents are similar. The Declaration of Sentiments was a women's cause for equal rights which was based on the Declaration of Independence which states that 'all men are equal.' Well, that wasn't the exact truth given that women didn't have the same rights, which is why they were revolting.