To fight the Spanish-American War. From 1899 until 1902 the United States fought against Spain to take control of Spain's colonies. Spain was defeated and the United States kept the control of Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines which was a big loss for Spain but gave the U.S. a better control of the Caribbean and the Asian South-Eastern regions.
Lamarck believed that the stretching elongated the giraffe's neck, which became a useful characteristic and was passed onto future generations. This resulted in the length of the giraffe's neck increasing over time. It is now commonly accepted that Lamarck's ideas were wrong.
The correct answer is Texas became independent republic.
The rights and freedoms of the people of America
