More it helps you get your feelings out
Answer:
A. If my answer is wrong, please correct me :).
Explanation:
The Meat Inspection Act of 1906 put an end to meat companies using chemicals to try to preserve meat.
Prior to this act, the companies to were using chemicals like boric acid and formaldehyde to try to keep meat from rotting. These chemicals were making people sick, and in some cases, killing them.
Honestly, I think the United States would eventually look the same as it does now. If they had not bought the land, they likely would have gone to war for it. It is very unlikely that they would have let it stay there as part of France or an independent country, both because of Manifest Destiny and for national security.
