in the olden days there was less of a concern on issues that are major today such as kidnapping so kids could walk free for the most part. also the economy was great and horrble
Explanation:
the 1898 Treaty of Paris ending the war gave Cuba its independence and also ceded important Spanish possessions to the United States notably Puerto Rico the Philippines and small islands of guma the United States was suddenly a colonial power with overseas dependencies
Option (A) is the correct answer.
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