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http://regentsprep.org/regents/core/questions/questions.cfm?Course=ushg&TopicCode=3c
The answer is C. Chronologically, Settlement, Revolution, Victory and Establishment of a Republic, then Statehood.
B.many Americans loathed the idea of imperialism and saw it as a European phenomena, while others were very excited by the idea of imperialism and urged America to expand into other parts of the world