George Frisbie Hoar was an American politician and Senator of the United States from 1877 to 1904.
During the Spanish-American War, Hoar supported president McKinley to add Hawaii in the United States. <u>He supported the annexation of Hawaii for U.S. imperialism. Hoar thought that the addition of Hawaii will help the won of the United States over Spain.</u>
Hence, the correct answer is "d. The US conquering Hawaii".
though the consequence if caught would be branded(Literal sense) as a runaway, a probable wipping.. it depends on the master of the slave. they can do a much more drastic punishment but wouldn't really kill them since they bought them. itd be a waste of profit.