It helped because America did not need to worry about ammo the the british
To claim the lands and present them after the king
He is best remembered for his political persecution of Puerto Rican Autonomistas<span> called </span>Componte, a term than means "to rectify" or "to pacify".[1]<span> His favorite detention centers were the jails at the </span>Ponce Military Barracks<span> in </span>Ponce<span> and the </span>Fort San Felipe del Morro<span> in </span>San Juan<span>. Amongst his most notable persecutions was that of </span>Román Baldorioty de Castro.[2]<span> Palacios was removed from office by the Spanish government and returned to </span>Spain<span> on 11 November 1887. His political prisoners were released on December 24, 1887</span>
I think the answer is (b)