Answer: Race and racial inequality have powerfully shaped American history from its beginnings.
Americans like to think of the founding of the American colonies and, later, the United States, as
driven by the quest for freedom – initially, religious liberty and later political and economic
liberty. Yet, from the start, American society was equally founded on brutal forms of
domination, inequality and oppression which involved the absolute denial of freedom for slaves.
This is one of the great paradoxes of American history – how could the ideals of equality and
freedom coexist with slavery? We live with the ramifications of that paradox even today.
Explanation:
The correct answer is B, as at the conclusion of the Spanish-American war, the United States gained an empire and new stature in world affairs.
In fact, as a result of the defeat, Spain ceded its territories of the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico to the Americans. In this way the US obtained territories in strategic points of the world (Caribbean, Oceania and Southeast Asia), with which its power in front of the rest of the nations was increased.
In addition, the fact of having defeated a colonial power gave the United States a new status as a world power, both politically and militarily.
Answer:
James Fannin led the rebels massacred at Goliad in 1836. His defeat inspired the victory that secured Texas independence. Fannin moved to Texas in 1834 from Georgia. When the Texas Revolution erupted in 1835, his ambition put him at the center of the action.
