<span>social characteristics of the Latin American colonies, such as the complex interactions between the various peoples in the colonies and the stratified class system; economic characteristics such as the removal of natural resources, the encomienda and mita systems, and trade with Europe; political characteristics such as government by viceroys and the powerful influence of the Catholic Church and the activities of its missionaries.</span>
Treaties between the U.S government and the Cherokee nation suggested the nation was a separate nation with the right to its own courts and laws. Worcester and the other missionaries believed Georgia had no authority over the Cherokee nation,with no right to force whites to obtain state permits to be in Cherokee land. THERES YOUR ANSWER
The Spanish-American War of 1898 settled the status of the United States as a Pacific power. U.S. success in the war allowed a peace treaty that compelled the Spanish to resign claims on Cuba, and to cede sovereignty over Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the United States. During the conflict, the United States annexed the independent state of Hawaii as well. Therefore, the war enabled the United States to secure its power in the Caribbean region and to seek its economic interests in Asia.
They fought with the confederates. Because of the hate of many poor whites.
